First American Financial Corporation

NYSE:FAF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.7b

First American Financial Valuation

Is FAF undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FAF when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FAF ($65.68) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($42.34)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FAF is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FAF?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

FAF key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.8x
PEG Ratio1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FAF's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FAF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30.3x
ORI Old Republic International
13.8x6.1%US$9.0b
AXS AXIS Capital Holdings
10.7x14.7%US$6.7b
RLI RLI
20.8x-2.7%US$7.0b
KMPR Kemper
75.6x45.8%US$3.9b
FAF First American Financial
34.6x36.0%US$6.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FAF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.6x) compared to the peer average (30.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FAF's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Insurance Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a9.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FAF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.6x) compared to the US Insurance industry average (14.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FAF's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FAF PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio34.6x
Fair PE Ratio29.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FAF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FAF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$65.68
US$66.20
+0.8%
4.5%US$70.00US$61.00n/a5
Sep ’25US$63.80
US$66.20
+3.8%
4.5%US$70.00US$61.00n/a5
Aug ’25US$60.26
US$66.20
+9.9%
4.5%US$70.00US$61.00n/a5
Jul ’25US$53.38
US$65.80
+23.3%
3.5%US$70.00US$63.00n/a5
Jun ’25US$55.58
US$66.60
+19.8%
2.8%US$70.00US$65.00n/a5
May ’25US$53.21
US$66.60
+25.2%
2.8%US$70.00US$65.00n/a5
Apr ’25US$59.74
US$71.20
+19.2%
7.0%US$80.00US$65.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$58.59
US$70.60
+20.5%
7.6%US$80.00US$65.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$60.98
US$71.60
+17.4%
6.9%US$80.00US$65.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$64.44
US$65.25
+1.3%
10.9%US$70.00US$53.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$60.42
US$63.25
+4.7%
10.5%US$70.00US$53.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$52.06
US$66.67
+28.1%
5.1%US$70.00US$62.00n/a3
Oct ’24US$56.49
US$71.00
+25.7%
7.5%US$77.00US$64.00n/a3
Sep ’24US$63.24
US$71.00
+12.3%
7.5%US$77.00US$64.00US$63.803
Aug ’24US$62.83
US$71.00
+13.0%
7.5%US$77.00US$64.00US$60.263
Jul ’24US$57.02
US$65.67
+15.2%
7.6%US$71.00US$59.00US$53.383
Jun ’24US$55.76
US$66.33
+19.0%
6.2%US$71.00US$61.00US$55.583
May ’24US$57.57
US$61.80
+7.3%
13.2%US$71.00US$47.00US$53.215
Apr ’24US$55.66
US$62.80
+12.8%
13.7%US$72.00US$47.00US$59.745
Mar ’24US$55.91
US$62.80
+12.3%
13.7%US$72.00US$47.00US$58.595
Feb ’24US$62.88
US$61.40
-2.4%
12.3%US$67.00US$47.00US$60.985
Jan ’24US$52.34
US$59.40
+13.5%
11.6%US$67.00US$47.00US$64.445
Dec ’23US$54.08
US$59.40
+9.8%
11.6%US$67.00US$47.00US$60.425
Nov ’23US$50.44
US$63.20
+25.3%
18.7%US$83.00US$47.00US$52.065
Oct ’23US$46.10
US$70.60
+53.1%
11.7%US$83.00US$60.00US$56.495
Sep ’23US$53.26
US$71.67
+34.6%
11.0%US$83.00US$60.00US$63.246

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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