Q2 EPS Estimates for First Advantage Raised by William Blair

First Advantage Co. (NYSE:FA) – Investment analysts at William Blair upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for First Advantage in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 11th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.19. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for First Advantage’s current full-year earnings is $0.75 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for First Advantage’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of First Advantage in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $20.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank of Canada assumed coverage on shares of First Advantage in a research report on Friday, November 15th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $22.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $22.00 target price on shares of First Advantage in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Wolfe Research lowered First Advantage from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of First Advantage in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, First Advantage currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $53.29.

First Advantage Stock Performance

Shares of FA stock opened at $19.33 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. First Advantage has a 52 week low of $14.01 and a 52 week high of $20.79. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $18.94 and a 200-day moving average of $18.08. The company has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 644.33 and a beta of 1.17.

First Advantage (NYSE:FA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. First Advantage had a return on equity of 13.16% and a net margin of 0.65%. The company had revenue of $199.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $204.39 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.25 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in First Advantage by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,131,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,314,000 after acquiring an additional 254,219 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Advantage in the third quarter valued at about $676,000. Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in shares of First Advantage by 27.5% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 126,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,027,000 after purchasing an additional 27,237 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of First Advantage by 50.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,600,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,161,000 after purchasing an additional 1,886,716 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in First Advantage by 27.1% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 16,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $331,000 after purchasing an additional 3,561 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.91% of the company’s stock.

About First Advantage

First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions worldwide. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products.