First Advantage (NYSE:FA) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

First Advantage (NYSE:FA) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.860-1.030 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.980. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.5 billion-$1.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of First Advantage in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $22.00 price objective on shares of First Advantage in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of First Advantage in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $20.00 price objective for the company. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of First Advantage in a research note on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of First Advantage in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $53.29.

First Advantage Trading Down 8.0 %

Shares of NYSE FA opened at $14.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 3.85. 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 price of $18.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.85. The stock has a market cap of $2.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 498.67 and a beta of 1.17.

First Advantage Company Profile

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.