Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for FAF FY2025 Earnings

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of First American Financial in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $5.46 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.37. The consensus estimate for First American Financial’s current full-year earnings is $5.35 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for First American Financial’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.19 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.77 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.89 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on FAF. Weiss Ratings upgraded First American Financial from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of First American Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, October 26th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of First American Financial from $70.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “cautious” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of First American Financial from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Stephens started coverage on shares of First American Financial in a research note on Friday, November 14th. They issued an “equal weight” rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, First American Financial has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $76.00.

First American Financial Price Performance

Shares of FAF stock opened at $65.76 on Thursday. First American Financial has a fifty-two week low of $53.09 and a fifty-two week high of $70.92. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $62.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.68. The firm has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.14 and a beta of 1.24.

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The insurance provider reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.28. First American Financial had a return on equity of 11.01% and a net margin of 6.80%.The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.34 earnings per share. First American Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 40.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

First American Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th will be paid a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 8th. First American Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.31%.

Institutional Trading of First American Financial

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of First American Financial by 3.9% in the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 4,561 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $280,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System raised its stake in First American Financial by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 4,850 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $312,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its position in shares of First American Financial by 0.9% during the third quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 21,500 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,381,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Adams Wealth Management lifted its stake in First American Financial by 1.9% in the first quarter. Adams Wealth Management now owns 10,983 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $721,000 after buying an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CacheTech Inc. boosted its stake in First American Financial by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. CacheTech Inc. now owns 10,983 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $721,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.05% of the company’s stock.

About First American Financial

First American Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services. It operates through Title Insurance and Services, and Home Warranty segments. The Title Insurance and Services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property, as well as offers related products and services internationally.