FA
First AdvantageCNasdaq / Commercial & Professional Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
Current thesis
The post-earnings bull case is that FA is showing better-than-feared growth resilience, margin expansion, and enough operating momentum to reaffirm 2026 guidance while also returning capital and paying down debt. Primary-source support is solid, but delayed sell-side revision evidence is still limited.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +1.5.
What can break
Customer onboarding volumes remain sensitive to macroeconomic cycles and hiring activity, which management explicitly flags as an external risk.
Momentum
96
Value
52
Sentiment
16
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $15.50 · Bull $18.50 · Bear $12.50
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-09 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $18.86
Why
Momentum96 · Δ7d +1.5
Value52 · Δ7d -1.2
Sentiment16 · Δ7d -11.8
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
96
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+1.5
Δ21d
+3.0
Value
52
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-1.2
Δ21d
-2.2
Sentiment
16
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-11.8
Δ21d
-18.4
Why this grade
Composite grade C. Momentum 95.7 / Value 51.8 / Sentiment 16.0
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$3.83B
Beta
1.17
Shares Out
171.54M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
-111.1
P/S (TTM)
1.78
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
23.62
Rev YoY
+8.6%
EPS YoY
-105.2%
Gross Margin
+28.5%
Op Margin
+0.4%
Net Debt
$1.85B
Current Ratio
2.65
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology