First American Financial Corp [NYSE: FAF] loss -5.65% on the last trading session, reaching $56.57 price per share at the time.
First American Financial Corp represents 103.20 million in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $5.82 billion with the latest information. FAF stock price has been found in the range of $53.09 to $60.01.
If compared to the average trading volume of 996.97K shares, FAF reached a trading volume of 7058997 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about First American Financial Corp [FAF]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for FAF shares is $76.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on FAF stock is a recommendation set at 1.80. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Keefe Bruyette have made an estimate for First American Financial Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on April 08, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on December 10, 2024, representing the official price target for First American Financial Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $66 to $69, while Keefe Bruyette kept a Outperform rating on FAF stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.16. Price to Free Cash Flow for FAF in the course of the last twelve months was 10.26.
Trading performance analysis for FAF stock
First American Financial Corp [FAF] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -9.81. With this latest performance, FAF shares gained by 0.44% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -6.90% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -9.40% in the past year of trading.
First American Financial Corp [FAF]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and First American Financial Corp [FAF] shares currently have an operating margin of 1.78%. First American Financial Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 2.63%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 1.05%, with Return on Assets sitting at 1.05%.
First American Financial Corp [FAF]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for FAF. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for First American Financial Corp go to 75.41%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at First American Financial Corp [FAF]
There are presently around $91.02%, or 94.51% of FAF stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of FAF stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 10.61 million shares, which is approximately 10.1917%. FMR LLC, holding 9.25 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$498.91 million in FAF stocks shares; and FMR LLC, currently with $$497.45 million in FAF stock with ownership which is approximately 8.8574%.
