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FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
Nasdaq· Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation· CIK 0001210677 Software & IT
$20.92 −0.33 (−1.53%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $21.25
Market cap
$3.6B
Mid cap
Consensus
Buy
68% Buy or better · 19 analysts
Median target
$26.50
+27% · range $22.00–30.00
Next earnings
Nov 5
in 10 days
1 year
+47.2%
from $14.22 · Oct 27
30 days
+12.4%
from $18.61
52-week range
$8.95–24.12
−13% from high · low Feb 23
Avg volume 20D
1.82M
Sep 30 spike 5.31M
Short interest
9.49M
≈5.5% of shares · −7.5%
Days to cover
4.9
at average volume
Insider net
−$276.0M
1 buyer · 4 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
1
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
SecBot read BEARISH 3 reports · 90 days
Balance 1 bearish · 0 bullish · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 3/3 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 5, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL First Advantage and ID.me announced an exclusive strategic partnership to launch an FCRA-compliant digital…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

  • R Feb 26 First Advantage reported strong fourth quarter and full year 2025 re…
  • B Mar 2 1 insider buy $106.7K at $11.86
  • S Mar 4 to Mar 5 2 days of insider sells: $20.7K by 1 insider, avg $12.24
  • S May 7 to May 12 2 days of insider sells: $361.0K by 2 insiders, avg $15.03
  • S Jun 1 to Jun 8 2 days of insider sells: $494.9K by 2 insiders, avg $16.54
  • A Aug 6 Needham upgrades
  • E Aug 10 Offering: First Advantage Announces Launch of Secondary Offering of…
  • S Aug 12 1 insider sell $275.2M at $22.02

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    1 insider bought $106.7K at an average $11.86. 4 insiders sold $276.1M. Price is 76% above their cost.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 27 added (1 new), 8 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Ameriprise Financial $13.9M.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    13 of 19 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −7.5% to 9.49M shares. 4.9 days to cover, ≈5.5% of shares.

  • TrendRANGE

    4% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
1
new positions
0
exits
$13.9M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
BlackRock, Inc.DOUBLED12,063,590$217.7M
STATE STREET CORPADD3,220,986$58.1M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPADD3,107,859$56.1M
JPMORGAN CHASE & COTRIM1,855,581$33.7M
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLCADD1,177,058$21.2M
MORGAN STANLEYADD1,020,872$18.4M
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCNEW772,765$13.9M
Bank of New York Mellon CorpADD415,569$7.5M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

19 analysts
Buy 68% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy5Buy8Hold6Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 8 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +27%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Aug 17, 2026Citigroup
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Aug 7, 2026RBC Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINSector Perform
Aug 7, 2026Barclays
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight
Aug 6, 2026Needham
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy
Aug 3, 2026RBC Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINSector Perform
May 11, 2026Citigroup
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral

Insider ledger

Form 4
$106.7K
bought · 1 insider
$276.1M
sold · 4 insiders
+76.4%
vs their $11.86 cost
DateInsiderTypeValue
Oct 20, 2026
Nairne Douglas
Global Chief Operating Officer
EXERCISE7,000 sh
Sep 16, 2026
Smith Joelle M
President
EXERCISE16,498 sh
Sep 16, 2026
Smith Joelle M
President
TAX W/H$141.3K
Aug 12, 2026
SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.
Director
OTHER4,028,842 sh
Aug 12, 2026
SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.
Director
SELL$275.2M
Jun 8, 2026
Clark James Lindsey
Director
SELL$77.2K
Jun 5, 2026
Clark James Lindsey
Director
AWARD12,805 sh
Jun 5, 2026
Sim Judith
Director
AWARD12,805 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 5
reports in 10 days

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Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
9,489,578
shares short
-7.5%
vs prior settlement
4.9
days to cover
≈5.5%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 20, 2026 Press
First Advantage and ID.me announced an exclusive strategic partnership to launch an FCRA-compliant digital identity…
Impact 3/10
Oct 20, 2026 Contract
First Advantage and ID.me Announce FCRA-Compliant Identity Fraud Detection Product, Setting a New Standard for Hiring Trust
Global software, data, and identity verification leaders bring to market an integrated product for e
Oct 20, 2026 Insider
Nairne Douglas acquired via exercise 7,000 shares
Global Chief Operating Officer
Oct 15, 2026 SEC
First Advantage Corporation announced it will report its Q3 2026 results on November 5, 2026.
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 1/10
Sep 16, 2026 Insider
Smith Joelle M acquired via exercise 16,498 shares
President
Sep 16, 2026 Insider
Smith Joelle M surrendered for taxes 6,554 shares
President @ $21.56 ($141.3K)
Aug 10, 2026 SEC
Silver Lake, the controlling stockholder (52.1% owner), registered 87,450,000 shares of FA common stock for potential…
S-3ASR — Impact 6/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
BlackRock, Inc. — DOUBLED
12,063,590 shares ($217.7M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 5, 2026
Earnings date
FA Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-05
Recent
Oct 20, 2026
Contract
First Advantage and ID.me Announce FCRA-Compliant Identity Fraud Detection Product, Setting a New Standard for Hiring Trust
Global software, data, and identity verification leaders bring to market an integrated product for employers that will be part of the background…
Oct 19, 2026
Press release
First Advantage to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
ATLANTA, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a global software and data company, today announced the…
Oct 15, 2026
Earnings
First Advantage to Release Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Hold Investor Conference Call on November 5, 2026
ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a global software and data company, will issue its third…
Sep 2, 2026
Press release
First Advantage to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
ATLANTA, Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a global software and data company, today announced the…
Aug 10, 2026
Offering
First Advantage Announces Launch of Secondary Offering of Common Stock
ATLANTA, Aug. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Advantage Corporation (“First Advantage”) (NASDAQ: FA), a global software and data company…

SecBot reports

8 filings · 1 press release · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 mixed · 3 neutral
All FA filing & press-release reports (9)