Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for FAF FY2025 Earnings

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for First American Financial in a research note issued to investors on Friday, January 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the insurance provider will earn $5.54 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.51. 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 $1.47 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.15 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.46 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. 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. Stephens assumed coverage on First American Financial in a research note on Friday, November 14th. They set an “equal weight” rating for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on First American Financial from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays lowered their price target on First American Financial from $71.00 to $68.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded First American Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.75.

First American Financial Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of NYSE:FAF opened at $63.46 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $62.84 and a 200 day moving average of $62.81. The stock has a market cap of $6.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.65 and a beta of 1.27. First American Financial has a 12 month low of $53.09 and a 12 month high of $68.64.

First American Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. First American Financial’s payout ratio is 47.31%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First American Financial

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FAF. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its position in First American Financial by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 4,561 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System boosted its position in shares of First American Financial by 3.9% during the third quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 4,850 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $312,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS grew its stake 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 valued at $1,381,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of First American Financial by 33.0% in the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 859 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the period. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its stake in shares of First American Financial by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 45,932 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,820,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. 89.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About First American Financial

First American Financial Corporation is a leading provider of title insurance, settlement services and diversified real estate-related data and analytics. Headquartered in Santa Ana, California, the company serves customers throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Its business is built on the underwriting capabilities of its title insurance operations combined with comprehensive closing and escrow services for homebuyers, sellers, mortgage lenders and real estate professionals.

The company’s title insurance segment issues policies that protect property owners and mortgage lenders against defects in titles, liens or encumbrances that can arise during real property transactions.