FA Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (First Advantage | NASDAQ:FA)

First Advantage Corp is a provider of software and data in the Human Resources technology industry. The company provides end-to-end identity solutions, criminal background screening, credential verifications, drug and health screening, and continuous risk monitoring. It combines AI-powered proprietary technology platforms with proprietary data, primary source data, and third-party data. Its reportable segments are First Advantage Americas, First Advantage International, and Sterling. The company generates maximum revenue from the Sterling segment, which provides similar services as compared to First Advantage's Americas and International segments on a global basis. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.

What symbol and exchange does First Advantage shares trade?

First Advantage trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol FA.

What is First Advantage stock price doing today?

As of August 17, 2026, FA stock price declined to $20.30 with 2,334,047 million shares trading.

What is First Advantage's Beta?

FA has a beta of 1.46, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. FA has a correlation of 0.09 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is First Advantage worth?

FA has a market cap of $3.49 billion. This is considered a Mid Cap stock.

How much money does First Advantage make?

Last quarter First Advantage reported $449 million in Revenue and $.35 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $33 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.07.

What is the highest and lowest price First Advantage traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, FA traded as high as $25.15 and as low as $8.82.

What are the top ETFs holding First Advantage?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that FA belongs to (by Net Assets): IJR, IWM, VTI, VB, VXF.

Is First Advantage (FA) a good investment?

FA has outperformed the market in the last year with a return of +23.2%, while the SPY ETF gained +21.3%. In the last 3 month period, FA beat the market returning +36.5%, while SPY returned +4.8%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks FA has underperformed the stock market by returning -0.4%, while SPY returned +2.0%.

What are the support and resistance levels for First Advantage (FA)?

FA support price is $20.74 and resistance is $22.42 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that FA shares will trade within this expected range on the day.