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First American Financial

NYQ:FAF US31847R1023
42
  • Value
    86
  • Growth
    61
  • Safety
    Safety
    1
  • Combined
    51
  • Sentiment
    47
  • 360° View
    360° View
    42
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Company Description

First American Financial Corporation provides title insurance, settlement services, and other financial services and risk solutions. Its main businesses include Title Insurance and Services, Home Warranty, and Corporate segment (investments in venture-stage companies). It operates in the United States and internationally. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $5632 million and 19038 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 42 (better than 42% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock First American Financial are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for First American Financial. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 86, which means that the share price of First American Financial is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 86% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 61, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 47. Professional investors are more confident in 53% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 1. This means 99% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than First American Financial. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Safety
Weakest Rank Analyst Opinions
Country USA
Industry Property & Casualty Insurance
Size Large
Website firstam.com
Index
D.J. US Insurance
S&P MIDCAP
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Last update: 11-Nov-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
86 81 56 65
Growth
61 63 49 55
Safety
Safety
1 34 34 34
Sentiment
47 38 40 57
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42 49 49 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
90 67 51 62
Opinions Change
5 10 75 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 47 32 73
Market Pulse
21 47 43 18
Sentiment
47 38 40 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
86 81 56 65
Growth
61 63 49 55
Safety Safety
1 34 34 34
Combined
51 40 40 40
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
74 64 53 60
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
62 48 43 52
Price vs. Book (P/B)
74 69 53 41
Dividend Yield
85 90 80 81
Value
86 81 56 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
67 76 37 6
Profit Growth
70 72 13 67
Capital Growth
27 42 53 43
Stock Returns
58 43 81 95
Growth
61 63 49 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
9 47 41 34
Refinancing
15 2 2 2
Liquidity
22 12 47 57
Safety Safety
1 34 34 34

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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