First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

FAF Stock Overview

First American Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services.

FAF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	4/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 35.9% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 42.62% per year

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 24.3%

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 3.96% is not well covered by earnings

First American Financial Corporation Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for First American Financial
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$53.57
52 Week High	US$65.55
52 Week Low	US$49.55
Beta	1.28
1 Month Change	-12.25%
3 Month Change	-11.23%
1 Year Change	-6.31%
3 Year Change	-18.14%
5 Year Change	-2.85%
Change since IPO	255.95%

First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Apr 19

Recent updates

First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Apr 19

First American Financial: Limited Housing Supply Leaves Shares Fully Valued

Dec 30

Getting In Cheap On First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) Might Be Difficult

Dec 25

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 27

First American Financial raises dividend by 2% to $0.52/share

Aug 24

Ensemble Capital Management - First American: At Its Lowest Valuation In Over A Decade

Jul 19

Here's Why We Think First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) Is Well Worth Watching

Jun 10

Here's Why I Think First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) Is An Interesting Stock

Feb 28

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.51

Dec 01

Is Now The Time To Put First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) On Your Watchlist?

Nov 27

First American Financial: Another Way For You To Play The Housing Boom

Nov 20

First American Financial's (NYSE:FAF) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Nov 06

First American Financial's (NYSE:FAF) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.51

Aug 31

Here's Why I Think First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Aug 18

Party Time: Brokers Just Made Major Increases To Their First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) Earnings Forecasts

Jul 27

First American Financial: Unloved Despite Huge Earnings And Growing Digital Operations

Jul 11

Shareholder Returns

	FAF	US Insurance	US Market
7D	-7.9%	-1.8%	-0.7%
1Y	-6.3%	24.7%	22.3%

Return vs Industry: FAF underperformed the US Insurance industry which returned 22.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: FAF underperformed the US Market which returned 22.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is FAF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
FAF volatility
FAF Average Weekly Movement	4.3%
Insurance Industry Average Movement	4.0%
Market Average Movement	6.1%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	16.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: FAF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: FAF's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1889	19,210	Ken DeGiorgio	www.firstam.com

First American Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services. It operates through Title Insurance and Services, and Home Warranty segments. The Title Insurance and Services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property, as well as offers related products and services internationally.

First American Financial Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do First American Financial's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
FAF fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$5.56b
Earnings (TTM)	US$217.60m
Revenue (TTM)	US$5.98b

25.5x

P/E Ratio

0.9x

P/S Ratio

Is FAF overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
FAF income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$5.98b
Cost of Revenue	US$2.25b
Gross Profit	US$3.73b
Other Expenses	US$3.51b
Earnings	US$217.60m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jul 24, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	2.10
Gross Margin	62.31%
Net Profit Margin	3.64%
Debt/Equity Ratio	43.4%

How did FAF perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.0%

Current Dividend Yield

101%

Payout Ratio

FAF Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

First American Financial Corporation Competitors

NYSE:AXS

US$5.2b

NYSE:ORI

US$8.1b

NYSE:AGO

US$4.4b

NasdaqGS:SIGI

US$6.1b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 10%

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

First American Financial Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 21, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.53 per share

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Recent updates

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 10%

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

First American Financial Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 21, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.53 per share

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Third quarter dividend of US$0.53 announced

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11%

First American Financial Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

Price target increased by 8.2% to US$70.60

First American Financial: Limited Housing Supply Leaves Shares Fully Valued

Getting In Cheap On First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) Might Be Difficult

ACI Introduces SureStep Mobile, an Advanced Appraisal Data Collection and Order Management Solution

Upcoming dividend of US$0.53 per share at 3.6% yield

Price target decreased by 9.2% to US$63.25

First American Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 31%

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Why First American Financial Is Worth A Nibble At Current Prices

First American Financial Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 08, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.53 per share at 3.5% yield

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.53

First American Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2023

First American Financial: Cooling Volumes Makes For A Hold

Price target increased by 8.1% to US$71.00

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First American Financial Corporation Appoints Jody Mulkey as Chief Technology Officer

Upcoming dividend of US$0.52 per share at 3.7% yield

First American Financial Corporation Announces FraudGuard Solution Now Helps Reduce Risk in Home Equity Lending, Valuation, and SCRA Compliance

First American Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 15, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.52 per share at 3.7% yield

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First American Financial Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

First American Financial Corporation acquired 1031 Solutions, LLC.

First American acquires 1031 Solutions

First American Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2023

First American Financial: Patience Should Be Rewarded

First American Financial Corporation to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Apr 27, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.52 per share

First American Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022

First American Financial declares $0.52 dividend

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.019 (vs US$4.01 in 3Q 2021)

First American Financial: Low-Risk Housing Play At A Great Valuation

Price target decreased to US$66.60

First American Financial Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 09, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.52 per share

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

First American Financial Corporation Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2022

First American Financial raises dividend by 2% to $0.52/share

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) announces an Equity Buyback for $400 million worth of its shares.

Ensemble Capital Management - First American: At Its Lowest Valuation In Over A Decade

First American Financial Corporation Announces Resignation of Christopher M. Leavell as Chief Operating Officer

First American Financial Corporation(NYSE:FAF) dropped from Russell 1000 Dynamic Index

Price target decreased to US$76.33

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week