Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for FAF FY2025 Earnings

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for First American Financial in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $5.46 per share for the year, up from their prior 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.

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

First American Financial Stock Performance

Shares of FAF stock opened at $66.07 on Thursday. First American Financial has a fifty-two week low of $53.09 and a fifty-two week high of $70.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a PE ratio of 14.21 and a beta of 1.24. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $62.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $61.62.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First American Financial by 2,887.5% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 478 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 462 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of First American Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in First American Financial in the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in First American Financial during the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in First American Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.05% of the company’s stock.

First American Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 8th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. First American Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 47.31%.

First American Financial Company Profile

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.