First American Corporation (New) (FAF): Price and Financial Metrics
First American Corporation (New) (FAF)
Today's Latest Price: $53.00 USD
Updated Jan 15 7:00pm
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Ranked of 254 in Financial Services (Enterprise)
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FAF Stock Summary
- With a price/earnings ratio of 9.15, First American Financial Corp P/E ratio is greater than that of about only 10.09% of stocks in our set with positive earnings.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of 43.59%, First American Financial Corp's debt growth rate surpasses 80.41% of about US stocks.
- The volatility of First American Financial Corp's share price is greater than that of just 5.37% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to First American Financial Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be USNA, CPA, AXS, DMLP, and NOV.
- Visit FAF's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.firstam.com.
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FAF Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $53.00 | 52-week high | $66.78 |
| Prev. close | $52.46 | 52-week low | $29.36 |
| Day low | $51.88 | Volume | 832,100 |
| Day high | $53.29 | Avg. volume | 595,990 |
| 50-day MA | $50.72 | Dividend yield | 3.47% |
| 200-day MA | $49.96 | Market Cap | 5.92B |
First American Corporation (New) (FAF) Company Bio
First American Financial is a provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions. The company provides title plant management services; title and other real property records and images; valuation products and services; home warranty products; property and casualty insurance; and banking, trust and investment advisory services. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Santa Ana, California.
FAF Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $53.00 | $165.76 | 213% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for First American Financial Corp with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that First American Financial Corp ranked in the 74th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. More precisely, our analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 214.5% on a DCF basis. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for FAF, they are:
- Interest coverage, a measure of earnings relative to interest payments, is 16.51 -- which is good for besting 77.37% of its peer stocks (US stocks in the Financial Services sector with positive cash flow).
- First American Financial Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than just 11.88% of tickers in our DCF set.
- FAF's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 3%; for context, that number is higher than just 11.88% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 207% |
| 1% | 210% |
| 2% | 213% |
| 3% | 216% |
| 4% | 219% |
| 5% | 222% |
For other companies in the Financial Services that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as FAF, try ATAX, ESNT, CACC, AMP, and MCY.
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