Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of FAF FY2025 Earnings

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of First American Financial in a note issued to investors on Friday, January 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $5.54 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast 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.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded First American Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 14th. Truist Financial raised their price target on First American Financial from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of First American Financial in a research report on Friday, December 26th. Stephens assumed coverage on shares of First American Financial in a research note on Friday, November 14th. They set an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of First American Financial from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.75.

First American Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FAF opened at $64.92 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $62.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $62.87. First American Financial has a 1 year low of $53.09 and a 1 year high of $68.64. The company has a market capitalization of $6.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.96 and a beta of 1.27.

First American Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. First American Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.31%.

Institutional Trading of First American Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FAF. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in First American Financial by 194.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,306,583 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $212,415,000 after acquiring an additional 2,183,960 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of First American Financial during the second quarter valued at $77,143,000. Channing Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First American Financial by 875.1% during the second quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 1,323,513 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $81,250,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187,787 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of First American Financial by 20.0% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,632,945 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $345,971,000 after purchasing an additional 940,687 shares during the period. Finally, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC bought a new stake in shares of First American Financial in the second quarter worth $47,600,000. Institutional investors own 89.05% of the company’s stock.

First American Financial Company Profile

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.