Benzinga · Aug 3, 2026
RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform on First Advantage, Raises Price Target to $21
RBC Capital analyst Ashish Sabadra maintains First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) with a Sector Perform and raises the price target from $17 to $21.
NASDAQ · FA
First Advantage Corporation
Industrials · Specialty Business Services
$21.65
Down-$0.09 (-0.42%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 10:16 PM
SID Score
6.5/10
Composite research score
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- Market cap
- 2.54B
- P/E ratio
- -18.24
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $8.82 – $25.15
- Volume
- 1.2M
- Avg. volume
- 820.2K
Price performance
FA price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
FA closed at $21.65 after 20 trading sessions, up 3.34% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $21.65
- Period change
- +3.34%
- Period low
- $20.07
- Period high
- $22.28
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $22.05 | $22.37 | $21.63 | $21.65 | 1.2M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $21.63 | $22.355 | $21.545 | $22.28 | 1.32M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $20.67 | $21.25 | $20.58 | $21.22 | 1.08M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $20.81 | $20.875 | $20.37 | $20.42 | 1.33M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $20.56 | $20.76 | $20.14 | $20.55 | 1.81M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $21.19 | $21.38 | $20.42 | $20.63 | 1.38M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $20.64 | $21.41 | $20.45 | $21.38 | 1.5M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $20.33 | $21.05 | $20.325 | $21.02 | 1.11M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $20.14 | $20.475 | $19.895 | $20.07 | 1.1M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $20.90 | $21.085 | $19.92 | $20.17 | 1.76M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $20.89 | $21.0778 | $20.68 | $21.02 | 1.41M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $20.31 | $21.445 | $20.31 | $21.04 | 1.15M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $20.39 | $20.98 | $20.13 | $20.93 | 1.07M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $20.18 | $20.61 | $20.13 | $20.52 | 1.68M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $20.49 | $20.73 | $20.21 | $20.32 | 844.36K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $20.92 | $21.33 | $20.555 | $20.69 | 1.19M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $21.28 | $21.36 | $20.74 | $20.90 | 1.56M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $20.95 | $21.36 | $20.95 | $21.23 | 1.15M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $20.95 | $21.73 | $20.95 | $21.14 | 1.52M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $20.39 | $21.04 | $20.3812 | $20.95 | 1.47M |
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Company profile
First Advantage Corp is a provider of global software and data in the Human Resources technology industry. The company leverages proprietary technology and AI across its platforms, data, and APIs to deliver comprehensive background screening, digital identity, and verification solutions driven by innovation, automation, and customer success. Its reportable segments are First Advantage Americas, First Advantage International, and Sterling. Maximum revenue is generated from the First Advantage Americas segment. The group serves customers in over 200 countries and territories, modernising hiring and onboarding on a global scale.
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- Consensus
- —
- Average target
- $21.00
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Needham | Buy | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | — |
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Benzinga · Mar 6, 2026
Citigroup Maintains Neutral on First Advantage, Lowers Price Target to $15
Citigroup analyst Peter Christiansen maintains First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $16 to $15.
Benzinga · Mar 6, 2026
Barclays Upgrades First Advantage to Overweight, Raises Price Target to $15
Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik upgrades First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raises the price target from $14 to $15.
Benzinga · Feb 27, 2026
Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on First Advantage, Lowers Price Target to $14
Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik maintains First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $18 to $14.
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