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FA:NASDAQ
First Advantage Corp
$23.53
+1.73%
(+0.40) 1D
$23.06
-2.00% (-0.47)
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Closed: Nov 6, 4:00:01 PM GMT-5  ·   USD
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SymbolPriceChange% Change
Generating top insights for FA...
Open
$23.13
High
$23.77
Low
$22.29
Mkt. cap
4.04B
Avg. vol.
1.80M
Volume
1.14M
P/E ratio
162.52
52-wk high
$25.15
52-wk low
$8.82
EPS
$0.14
Beta
1.12
Shares outstanding
171.75M
No. of employees
10K
Open
$23.13
High
$23.77
Low
$22.29
Mkt. cap
4.04B
Avg. vol.
1.80M
Volume
1.14M
P/E ratio
162.52
52-wk high
$25.15
52-wk low
$8.82
EPS
$0.14
Beta
1.12
Shares outstanding
171.75M
No. of employees
10K
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About First Advantage Corp
CEOScott Staples
Employees9.5K
FoundedJun 5, 2003
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, United States
SectorIndustrials
IndustryHuman Resources
Websitefadv.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 7 analysts giving stock ratings to FA in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
5
Hold
2
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for FA in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $23.53
$34.00 (+44.50%)
Average
$27.17 (+15.47%)
Lowest
$22.00 (-6.50%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Shlomo Rosenbaum
Stifel Nicolaus
Buy
Maintained
$27.00
+14.7%
11/06/2026
Jeffrey Silber
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintained
$28.00
+19%
11/06/2026
Ashish Sabadra
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintained
$24.00
+2%
11/05/2026
Manav Patnaik
Barclays
Buy
Maintained
$34.00
+44.5%
11/06/2026
Kyle Peterson
Needham
Buy
Maintained
-
-
10/05/2026
Peter Christiansen
Citi
Hold
Maintained
$22.00
-6.5%
08/17/2026
Andrew Steinerman
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Maintained
$28.00
+19%
08/10/2026
Andrew Nicholas
William Blair
Buy
Maintained
-
-
08/06/2026
Last report
Nov 5, 2026
Fiscal period
Q3 2026
$0.38 / $0.34
+13.31%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
465.78M / 437.57M
+6.45%beat
Fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call
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At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Revenue
409.15M
420.02M
385.20M
448.76M
Cost of goods sold
222.04M
232.86M
211.41M
244.77M
Cost of revenue
222.04M
232.86M
211.41M
244.77M
Research and development expenses
25.14M
23.89M
24.60M
27.26M
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
56.06M
63.16M
53.28M
57.51M
Operating expense
143.47M
149.78M
140.07M
146.67M
Total operating expenses
365.51M
382.65M
351.48M
391.44M
Operating income
43.64M
37.37M
33.72M
57.32M
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
1.80M
7.22M
3.30M
25.06M
EBT excluding unusual items
3.60M
110.00K
3.88M
25.72M
Income tax expense
-798.00K
3.75M
1.14M
8.14M
Effective tax rate
-44.46%
51.95%
34.40%
32.50%
Other operating expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income
2.59M
3.47M
2.17M
16.91M
Net profit margin
0.63%
0.83%
0.56%
3.77%
Earnings per share
0.30
0.30
0.26
0.35
Interest and investment income
-
3.70M
-
-
Interest expense
-40.04M
-40.96M
-29.84M
-31.61M
Net interest expenses
-40.04M
-37.26M
-29.84M
-31.61M
Depreciation and amortization charges
62.27M
62.74M
62.19M
61.89M
EBITDA
105.92M
100.11M
95.91M
119.22M
Gain or loss from assets sale
1.19M
435.00K
6.63M
233.00K
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