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First Advantage Corporation
Industrials · Specialty Business Services · NMS
$15.35
Close 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$2.6B
Trailing P/E
307.00
Forward P/E
10.74
Rev Growth
+8.6%
Profit Margin
0.5%
ROE
0.7%
Analyst Target
$18.00
Recommendation
BUY
About First Advantage Corporation

First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, digital identity, and verification solutions internationally. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, I-9 verification, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and adjacent products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by executive management, human resources, talent acquisition, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, global enterprises, mid-sized, and small companies. The company was formerly known as Fastball Intermediate, Inc. and changed its name to First Advantage Corporation in March 2021. First Advantage Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 64.7
Score Valuation: 71.5
Score Quality: 38.2
Score Combined: 50.9

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation70.0
Quality17.9
Cash Flow91.7
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: BRONZE · Score: 47.1 · Rank: #2648
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$4.6B
Price/Book
2.12
Beta
1.148
Analysts
7
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.6B
Total Debt
$2.1B
Rec. Mean
2.40
Short Ratio
10.30
Short % Float
0.2%
Employees
9,500

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 50.9 (P75 — top 24.8% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 7 analysts at Buy.
Price: $15.35 | Target: $18.14 (+18%)
Score
51
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+18%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+8.6%
Profit Margin0.5%
ROE0.7%
Forward P/E10.7
Market Cap$2.6B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $13.05 (-15%) | Entry: $15.35
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($18.14, 7 analysts)
10$153.50+$27.90 (18%)1.2R
50$767.50+$139.50 (18%)1.2R
100$1,535.00+$279.00 (18%)1.2R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (10.30 days to cover)
The Verdict
First Advantage Corporation passes all ethical screens and holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

B
Quant Score
59.2
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-4.4%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-6.5%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
-0.05
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-55.9%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
60
Liquidity Grade
LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
BELOW_200
Bollinger Position
UPPER_HALF
Beta
Relative Volume
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

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Inverse Correlated
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Seasonality

Does this ticker have consistent patterns on certain days or months? Historical tendencies, not guarantees.

Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Friday
Best Month
May
Worst Month
Feb
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.3630844060319811
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+21.8%
3M Return
+36.0%
6M Return
+16.8%
12M Return
-8.6%
Momentum Rank
#762
Momentum Signal
STRONG_UP

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