The stock of First American Financial Corp (FAF) has seen a 0.70% increase in the past week, with a 4.44% gain in the past month, and a -1.74% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.95%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.18% for FAF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.87% for FAF’s stock, with a simple moving average of 2.78% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF) Right Now?
First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 29.05x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for FAF is at 1.28. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FAF is 98.26M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.80% of that float. The average trading volume for FAF on April 05, 2024 was 712.33K shares.
FAF) stock’s latest price update
First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF)’s stock price has soared by 0.42 in relation to previous closing price of 60.00. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.70% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-02-08 that First American Financial Corporation FAF reported fourth-quarter 2023 operating income per share of 69 cents, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8%. The bottom line declined 48.9% year over year.
Analysts’ Opinion of FAF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FAF stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for FAF by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for FAF in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $69 based on the research report published on March 21, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to FAF, setting the target price at $53 in the report published on November 15th of the previous year.
FAF Trading at 3.05% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FAF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.95%, as shares surge +4.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.15% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FAF rose by +0.70%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $57.57. In addition, First American Financial Corp saw -6.50% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FAF starting from Adams Steven a, who sale 1,800 shares at the price of $56.20 back on Nov 15 ’23. After this action, Adams Steven a now owns 7,487 shares of First American Financial Corp, valued at $101,160 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FAF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.87 for the gross margin
The net margin for First American Financial Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 4.56, with 1.37 for asset returns.
Based on First American Financial Corp (FAF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.46. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 462.9 million with net debt to EBITDA at -6.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.73.
Conclusion
In conclusion, First American Financial Corp (FAF) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
