FA
First Advantage Corp
7월 27일 4:00 PM ET (한국 7/28 05:00)
$20.01
+0.37 ▲ +1.88%
🌙 7월 27일 7:34 PM ET (한국 7/28 08:34)
$20.01
+0.00 +0.00%
퍼스트 어드밴티지(FA) is a Industrials sector company, analyzed across 14 metrics on this page including P/E, EPS, dividends, RSI, and MACD.
시가총액
$3.4B
스몰캡
P/E
410.9
고평가 구간
배당수익률
없음
52주 위치
80%
저점 +127% · 고점 -12%
애널리스트
매수
B-
Fundamental health
vs. Specialty Business Services
수익성 Top 62%
성장 Top 37%
밸류에이션 Top 42%
재무 안정 Top 23%
💰 Is this stock pricier than usual right now?
Compared to this company's own recent 3년 (not other companies).
Very cheap
Cheap
Typical
Pricey
🔥 Very pricey
Simply put — what you pay today to own $1 of this company's yearly earnings is 395원. Over the past 3년, it usually traded around 55원. One of the priciest stretches of the past 3년.
Pricy doesn't mean bad — it means expectations are already baked in.· based on 3.3 profitable years
| Index | RUT | P/E | 410.88 | EPS (ttm) | 0.05 | Insider Own | 54.75% | Shs Outstand | 172.7M | Perf Week | -10.27% |
| Market Cap | 3.43B | Forward P/E | 13.97 | EPS next Y | 17% | Insider Trans | -0.05% | Shs Float | 77.6M | Perf Month | 19.39% |
| Enterprise Value | 5.27B | PEG | 0.72 | EPS next Q | 0.29 | Inst Own | 58.65% | Short Float | 18.47% | Perf Quarter | 60.59% |
| Income | 0.01B | P/S | 2.14 | EPS this Y | 17.7% | Inst Trans | -1.32% | Short Ratio | 8.61 | Perf Half Y | 41.41% |
| Sales | 1.60B | P/B | 2.67 | EPS next 5Y | 19.44% | ROA | 0.22% | Short Interest | 14.34M | Perf YTD | 37.72% |
| Book/sh | 7.49 | P/C | 15.19 | EPS past 3/5Y | - 18.22% | ROE | 0.66% | 52W High | -12.16% ($22.78) | Perf Year | 8.75% |
| Cash/sh | 1.32 | P/FCF | 20.69 | Sales past 3/5Y | 24.8% 25.33% | ROIC | 0.25% | 52W Low | 126.87% ($8.82) | Perf 3Y | 45.98% |
| Dividend Est. | - | EV/EBITDA | 12.77 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 105.44% | Gross Margin | 28.53% | Volatility(W/M) | 4.96% 4.72% | Perf 5Y | 18.18% |
| Dividend TTM | - | EV/Sales | 3.28 | Sales Y/Y TTM | 53.53% | Oper. Margin | 10.2% | ATR (14) | 0.92 | Perf 10Y | - |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 2023/8/18 | Quick Ratio | 2.65 | EPS Q/Q | 105.2% | Profit Margin | 0.53% | RSI (14) | 54.61 | Recom | 2.1 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | - | Current Ratio | 2.65 | Sales Q/Q | 8.63% | SMA20 | -0.99% ($20.21) | Beta | 1.15 | Target Price | $18.86 |
| Payout | - | Debt/Eq | 1.6 | Earnings | 2026/8/6 | SMA50 | 13.36% ($17.65) | Rel Volume | 1.06 | Prev Close | $19.64 |
| Employees | 9500 | LT Debt/Eq | 1.59 | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 25.3% 3.38% | SMA200 | 41.06% ($14.19) | Avg Volume(3M) | 1.67M | Price | $20.01 |
| IPO | 2021/6/23 | Option/Short | Yes/Yes | Trades | 15984 | Volume | 1,760,715 | Change | 1.88% |
Quarterly earnings trend SEC filings · USD
24.6
24.9
24.12*
25.3
25.6
25.9
25.12*
26.3
Revenue Net income 최근 분기: 매출 $385M (YoY +9%) · 순이익 $2M (YoY +105%)
* Q4 figures are derived from the annual filing (10-K) · loss-making quarters are underlined in red
First Advantage Corp (FA) Investment Analysis
What kind of company is First Advantage Corp?
퍼스트 어드밴티지(FA) 성장주
Industrials · Specialty Business Services
#1694 by Market Cap — Mid-Cap
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Learn more about First Advantage Corp →Market Cap
$3.4B
Approx. KRW 4.7 trillion
⚖️ 1% of Samsung Electronics
Market Cap Rank1694
Employees9,500people
IPO2021/06/23
Current Price$20.01 ≈ 27,414원
Key Events
⏰ Upcoming events
🔔 Earnings release D-9
8월 6일 (목) · 장 시작 전
예상 매출 - · EPS $0.29
🎯 Ex-dividend date
No scheduled dividends
📜 Recent events
🔔 Earnings release 2026년 5월 7일 (목) · 장 시작 전 EPS +25.3% 매출 +3.4%
🔔 Earnings release 2026년 2월 26일 (목) · 장 시작 전 EPS +13.9% 매출 +7.2%
🎯 Ex-div 2023년 8월 18일 (금)
Is it profitable?
Financially sound but profitability is low
Losses or thin margins — early-stage growth or weakening competitiveness
Profitability — How efficiently it makes money
Operating Margin
Profit kept from selling products and services (higher is better)
10.2%
✓ 양호
Net Margin
Share of revenue left after taxes and interest are paid
0.5%
✓ 평균
Gross Margin
Profit after subtracting raw-material costs only (signals product competitiveness)
28.5%
✓ 양호
ROE
Annual return earned on shareholders' equity (15%+ is strong)
0.7%
✓ 부진
ROA
Annual earnings relative to total company assets
0.2%
✓ 부진
ROIC
Return generated per dollar invested in the business
0.3%
✓ 부진
Financial health — Debt & liquidity burden
Debt-to-Equity (D/E)
Debt relative to equity (lower is healthier)
1.60
✓ High debt
Current Ratio
Liquid assets available to cover liabilities due within a year
2.65
✓ 양호
Quick Ratio
Liquid assets excluding inventory, available for immediate use
2.65
✓ 우수
* Ratings reflect relative position vs. peer-group distribution (same sector & size) plus absolute guards (loss & risk thresholds).
What's the outlook?
Positive Outlook
Price targets, growth, and valuation are favorable
애널리스트 목표가
$18.86
현재가 대비 -5.7%
💡 12개월 이내 도달을 전망하는 애널리스트 컨센서스 평균
예상 PER (Forward)
13.97배
💡 내년 예상 EPS 기준. 현재 PER과 비교해 이익 성장 반영 정도 확인
PEG (성장 반영 밸류)
0.72
저평가
💡 PEG < 1 — 성장 대비 저렴
내년 EPS 예상 성장률
+17.0%
💡 10% 이상이면 견조한 성장, 마이너스는 이익 감소 예상
5년 EPS 예상 연평균
+19.4%
💡 장기 성장 전망. 15% 이상이면 고성장 기업
⚠ 이 데이터는 애널리스트 추정치이며 실제 결과와 다를 수 있습니다. 투자 결정은 추가 검토와 함께 하세요.
Did earnings meet expectations?
High Earnings Reliability
Beat estimates in 2 of the last 2 quarters
2
예상 상회
0
예상 부합
0
예상 하회
100%
상회 비율
+19.4%
평균 서프라이즈
2026.05.07
상회
실적 $0.26 · 예상 $0.21 +25.2%
2026.02.26
상회
실적 $0.30 · 예상 $0.26 +13.7%
💡 예상보다 높은 실적을 자주 내는 기업은 실적 신뢰도가 높다고 평가됩니다. 단, 애널리스트 기대치가 낮게 설정되었을 수도 있으니 절대 수치도 함께 봐야 합니다.
Is it growing?
Strong Growth
Above the industry average, both historically and going forward
Healthy, Balanced Growth EPS and revenue are both growing steadily — a sustainable growth profile
🔮 How much will it grow? (analyst forecasts)
This Year's EPS Outlook
Projected EPS growth rate for this year
+17.7%
양호
Next Year's EPS Outlook
Projected EPS growth rate for next year (analyst consensus)
+17.0%
양호
5-Year EPS CAGR Outlook
Projected average annual EPS growth over the next 5 years
+19.4%
양호
📊 How much has it grown? (actual results)
Past 5-Year EPS
Actual average annual EPS growth over the past 5 years
+18.2%
양호
Past 5-Year Revenue
How much revenue grew over the past 5 years
+25.3%
우수
⚡ Short-term momentum
QoQ Revenue
Revenue change from the previous quarter (short-term momentum)
+8.6%
평균
* Forecast values are analyst consensus estimates. Ratings are determined by relative position vs. peer group of the same growth style and size.
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Has the stock risen over the long term?
Long-term weakness — -50%p below the market
FA +18.2% · S&P 500 +68.3%
Excess return vs. market (price-based, ex-dividends)
5-year basis
vs S&P 500
-50.2%p
Significantly behind the market
vs Industrials (XLI)
-59.7%p
Significantly behind the sector average
1-year basis
vs S&P 500
-7.3%p
slightly behind the market
vs Industrials (XLI)
-9.4%p
slightly behind the sector average
Current position within 52-week range
Low (-126.9%p) High (-12.2%p)
Current price is 126.9% above the 52-week low and 12.2% below the 52-week high
Recent risk (last 120 trading days)
Max drawdown
-31.8%
Annualized volatility
66.5%
Technical Indicators
Bollinger Bands · MACD · RSI · Stochastics · Ichimoku 5-line · recent 136-day series
Price · Bollinger Bands · Ichimoku Cloud
- close
- BB Upper
- BB Mid
- BB Lower
- Tenkan
- Kijun
- Cloud (SpanA/B)
Bollinger Bands are upper and lower channels showing the closing price range (20 days · 2σ). Touching the upper band = overheated; touching the lower band = oversold. Ichimoku Cloud shows trend direction and strength through colored areas. Prices above the cloud indicate an uptrend; prices below indicate a downtrend. About Bollinger Bands →
Current diagnosis · 2026-07-27
Downtrend zone
Current price $20.01 below the midline ($20.21). Normal downward flow. Inside the Ichimoku cloud (neutral).
MACD (12 · 26 · 9) Expand ▼
An indicator that uses the difference between the short-term EMA (12) and long-term EMA (26) to identify trend reversals. When MACD rises above the Signal line, it is a buy signal (golden cross); when it falls below, it is a sell signal (death cross). About MACD →
Current diagnosis · 2026-07-27
Neutral zone — weak trend
MACD 0.823 · Signal 1.122 · Hist -0.299. Weak directional bias.
RSI(14) · Stochastics %K(14) Expand ▼
RSI measures short-term buying and selling pressure on a scale of 0–100. 30 or below = oversold (a rebound may be possible); 70 or above = overbought (a pullback may be possible). Stoch %K similarly measures short-term momentum strength. RSI · Learn more about Stochastics →
Current diagnosis · 2026-07-27
Bullish zone
RSI 54.6 (above the neutral level of 50). Buying pressure leads, supporting a steady rise. Stoch %K is also 25.7.
※ "Current diagnosis" is an automated interpretation based on standard thresholds and is for reference only. Make your own comprehensive judgment before trading.
Is it attractive at this price?
In line with the industry average
In line with peers on Vs. Earnings·Vs. Assets·Vs. Sales·Vs. Cash Flow
💡 How to read this — Compare against peers in the same industry to see what the price is cheap or expensive relative to. Example: cheap vs. earnings = stock price is low relative to what the company earns; expensive vs. assets = stock price is high relative to assets on the balance sheet.
Vs. Earnings Mid-range
Vs. Assets Mid-range
Vs. Sales Mid-range
Vs. Cash Flow Mid-range
💵 Vs. Earnings
PER Price-to-Earnings Ratio
How expensive the price is vs. earnings — lower is cheaper
410.88x
✓ Very pricey
💵 Vs. Earnings
Forward PER Forward Price-to-Earnings Ratio
PER using next year's estimated earnings — reflects growth
13.97x
✓ Cheap
🏢 Vs. Assets
PBR Price-to-Book Ratio
Price vs. the company's asset value — below 1 trades cheaper than assets
2.67x
✓ Fair
🧾 Vs. Sales
PSR Price-to-Sales Ratio
Market cap vs. revenue — lower is cheaper relative to sales
2.14x
✓ Fair
💧 Vs. Cash Flow
EV/EBITDA Enterprise Value Multiple
Total enterprise value ÷ operating cash earnings — a benchmark for M&A
12.77x
✓ Fair
💧 Vs. Cash Flow
P/FCF Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio
Price vs. actual cash generation — lower means more efficient
20.69x
✓ Fair
Analyst target price (reference)
$18.86 vs. current price -5.7%
* Valuation is the stock's relative position within the industry peer group (same sector and market-cap range). Even when valuation looks attractive, check the 'Profitability' and 'Growth' sections too.
As of: Recent snapshot · Peer group: Specialty Business Services
Who owns it?
Ownership backdrop is unfavorable
Insider modest net selling -0.1% · Institutional net selling -1.3% · Short interest elevated 18.5% · Short interest up +1.5pp over last 90d
📈 Recent trading flow (6 months)
🧑💼 Insiders (executives & directors)
-0.1%
Insiders little change
🏦 Institutions (funds & investors)
-1.3%
Institutions net selling
💡 Net change over the past 6 months. Shows how much insiders and institutions increased or reduced their holdings, in %.
👥 Holdings composition
🏦 Institutions 58.6%
Adequate institutional weight
🧑💼 Insiders 54.8%
Founder/management large holders (strong skin-in-the-game)
👤 Retail investors (estimated) 0.0%
Everyone excluding institutions and insiders
Institutions Insiders Retail (est.)
📉 Short-selling metrics
Short ratio
18.5%
Somewhat high
Past 90 days 📈 +1.5%p increase
Short interest days to cover
8.6 days
Days needed to close short positions using average trading volume
🧮 Share count
Total shares outstanding 172.7M주
Float (tradable shares) 77.6M주
* Insider/institutional flows are based on net changes over the past 6 months. Trend is cumulative over the past 90 days.
ETFs holding FA
ETFs with the highest weightings · 10 total shown
* Based on official quarterly filings. Latest disclosure; actual current weights may differ.
How much does it pay in dividends?
This company does not pay a dividend
It may be a growth-focused firm reinvesting profits into expansion. Consider this growth-stock profile when investing.
Compare Industry Peers
💡 vs. sector average ▲ Favorable / ▼ Unfavorable (Lower PER and PBR are better; higher ROE and dividend yield are better)
Sorted by market cap, largest first
| Stock | Market Cap | PER | PBR | ROE | Dividend Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA This Stock | $3.4B | 410.9 ▼ | 2.7 | 0.66% ▼ | - | +1.9% |
SPCX | $1.51T | - | 43.0 ▼ | - | - | -1.2% |
CAT | $402.3B | 43.5 ▼ | 21.6 ▼ | 51.35% ▲ | 0.71% ▼ | -1.7% |
GE | $375.2B | 42.6 ▼ | 21.3 ▼ | 48.75% ▲ | 0.5% ▼ | +2.2% |
RTX | $294.4B | 38.5 ▼ | 4.4 ▼ | 12.02% ▲ | 1.3% ▲ | +2.6% |
GEV | $265.4B | 28.5 ▼ | 22.2 ▼ | 91.48% ▲ | 0.19% ▼ | -1.8% |
| Sector Avg | - | 27.8 | 2.7 | 6.31% | 1.25% | - |
Derivative ETFs for FA
Leveraged, inverse, and covered call ETFs based on the underlying asset
7 derivative ETFs based on FA (Leverage 4 · Inverse 2 · Covered Call 1)
These are based on the same underlying asset but carry a completely different risk and return profile. Please review the warning below first.
ℹ️ What is a Derivative ETF?
These are special ETFs that amplify, reverse, or monetize the price movement of an underlying ETF or security. Leveraged ETFs aim for 2–3× the daily move, Inverse ETFs target opposite-direction returns, and Covered Call ETFs generate monthly income from option premiums.
⚠️ Caution: Long-Term Holding
Leveraged and inverse ETFs track only the daily return. With high volatility, holding them for longer periods causes cumulative volatility decay—returns diverge further from the underlying index. They are meant for short-term trading.
Leverage 4 ETFs that move 2-3x with FA (high volatility)
Inverse 2 Profits when FA falls (downside bet)
Covered Call & Options 1 A strategy that generates monthly dividend income through covered calls
FAQ
What kind of company is 퍼스트 어드밴티지(FA)?
퍼스트 어드밴티지(FA) belongs to the Industrials sector and operates in the Specialty Business Services industry.
What is the market cap of FA?
The market cap of FA is approximately $3.4B, ranking 1,694 within its sector.
What is the P/E ratio of FA?
FA has a P/E ratio of approximately 410.9x, which can be used to assess its valuation relative to the Industrials sector average.
What is the 52-week high and low for FA?
FA has recorded a 52-week high of $22.78 and a low of $8.82.
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