FA Stock - First Advantage Corporation
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Financial Statements
| Metric | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $860.21M | $763.76M | $810.02M | $712.29M | $509.15M |
| Gross Profit | $411.29M | $376.98M | $401.10M | $360.13M | $248.60M |
| Gross Margin | 47.8% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 50.6% | 48.8% |
| Operating Income | $-62,384,000 | $81.52M | $94.28M | $63.82M | $-2,049,000 |
| Net Income | $-110,273,000 | $37.29M | $64.60M | $16.05M | $-84,022,000 |
| Net Margin | -12.8% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 2.3% | -16.5% |
| EPS | $-0.74 | $0.26 | $0.43 | $0.11 | $-0.55 |
First Advantage Corporation provides technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance related to human capital 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. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, resident/tenant screening, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by personnel in recruiting, human resources, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, and/or security in global enterprises, mid-sized, and small companies. The company was formerly known as Fastball Intermediate, Inc. and changed its name to First Advantage Corporation in March 2021. First Advantage Corporation was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Recent Analyst Actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9th 2025 | RBC Capital Mkts | Downgrade | Sector Perform | $20 |
| April 10th 2025 | Barclays | Downgrade | Equal Weight | $15 |
| December 11th 2024 | BMO Capital Markets | Initiation | Outperform | $20 |
| November 20th 2024 | Barclays | Resumed | Overweight | $22 |
| November 15th 2024 | RBC Capital Mkts | Resumed | Outperform | $22 |
| October 10th 2024 | Wolfe Research | Downgrade | Peer Perform | - |
| April 23rd 2024 | William Blair | Initiation | Outperform | - |
| September 14th 2023 | Wolfe Research | Initiation | Outperform | $17 |
| March 1st 2023 | RBC Capital Mkts | Downgrade | Sector Perform | $15← $14 |
| January 17th 2023 | BofA Securities | Downgrade | Neutral | $14.5 |
| January 12th 2023 | Citigroup | Downgrade | Neutral | $15.5← $20 |
| November 11th 2022 | Barclays | Downgrade | Equal Weight | $14← $20 |
| October 25th 2022 | Jefferies | Downgrade | Hold | $13← $19 |
| September 21st 2022 | Needham | Initiation | Hold | - |
Earnings History & Surprises
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Quarterly EPS Details
| Period | Report Date | Estimated EPS | Actual EPS | Surprise | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2 2026 | May 6, 2026 | — | — | — | — |
Q1 2026 | Feb 26, 2026 | $0.26 | — | — | — |
Q4 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | $0.28 | $0.30 | +7.1% | ✓ BEAT |
Q3 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.27 | +12.5% | ✓ BEAT |
Q2 2025 | May 8, 2025 | $0.13 | $0.17 | +30.8% | ✓ BEAT |
Q1 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.18 | -25.0% | ✗ MISS |
Q4 2024 | Nov 12, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.26 | +2.7% | ✓ BEAT |
Q3 2024 | Aug 8, 2024 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 0.0% | = MET |
Q2 2024 | May 9, 2024 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 0.0% | = MET |
Q1 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | $0.30 | $0.29 | -3.3% | ✗ MISS |
Q4 2023 | Nov 9, 2023 | $0.27 | $0.28 | +3.7% | ✓ BEAT |
Q3 2023 | Aug 9, 2023 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 0.0% | = MET |
Q2 2023 | May 10, 2023 | $0.15 | $0.19 | +26.7% | ✓ BEAT |
Q1 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | $0.29 | $0.30 | +3.4% | ✓ BEAT |
Q4 2022 | Nov 8, 2022 | $0.28 | $0.26 | -7.1% | ✗ MISS |
Q3 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 0.0% | = MET |
Q2 2022 | May 11, 2022 | $0.20 | $0.22 | +10.0% | ✓ BEAT |
Q1 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 | $0.22 | $0.31 | +40.9% | ✓ BEAT |
Q4 2021 | Nov 8, 2021 | $0.19 | $0.28 | +47.4% | ✓ BEAT |
Q3 2021 | Aug 12, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.25 | +47.1% | ✓ BEAT |
Latest News
JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on First Advantage, Lowers Price Target to $17
➖ NeutralFirst Advantage Narrows FY2025 Adj EPS Guidance from $0.86-$1.03 to $0.98-$1.02 vs $0.98 Est; Narrows FY2025 Sales Guidance from $1.500B-$1.600B to $1.535B-$1.570B vs $1.538B Est
📈 PositiveFirst Advantage Q3 Adj. EPS $0.30 Beats $0.28 Estimate, Sales $409.151M Beat $403.882M Estimate
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