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FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP (FA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $1.6B at a -2.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-08 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-08 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-03-06 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-03-06 | Barclays | Overweight (up) |
| 2026-02-27 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.086 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.051 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.035 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.521 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA | FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP | 5/9 | 1.18 | — | +83% |
| PEGA | PEGASYSTEMS INC | 7/9 | 3.96 | 13.1 | +16.6% |
| TASK | TaskUs, Inc. | 7/9 | 4.64 | 4.2 | +19% |
| FIVN | Five9, Inc. | 7/9 | 2.98 | 41.4 | +10.3% |
| SSTK | Shutterstock, Inc. | 7/9 | 0.56 | 11.5 | +5.8% |
| RDDT | Reddit, Inc. | 5/9 | 15.96 | 60.7 | +69.4% |
| EVTC | EVERTEC, Inc. | 7/9 | 2.88 | 11.9 | +10.2% |
About FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
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.
FAQ
Is FA financially healthy?
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does FA pay a dividend?
No, FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is FA?
In FY2025, FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP had a net margin of -2.2% and a return on equity of -2.7%.
What is the analyst price target for FA?
The average Wall-Street price target for FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP is $18.14, about 13.6% below the recent price, from 7 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is FA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.