First American Stock Today
| FAF Stock | USD 68.00 0.78 1.16% |
PerformanceFair
| Odds Of DistressLow
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First American is trading at 68.00 as of the 17th of February 2026. This is a 1.16% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 66.7. First American has only a 6 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years but had a somewhat fair performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 19th of November 2025 and ending today, the 17th of February 2026. Click here to learn more.
First American Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services. First American Financial Corporation was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California. First American operates under InsuranceSpecialty classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 101.9 M outstanding shares of which 3.23 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 3.1 days to cover. More on First American
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First Stock Highlights
| CEO | Dennis Gilmore |
| Old Names | [Fire & Flower Holdings Corp, Fire & Flower Holdings Corp] |
| Business Concentration | Property & Casualty Insurance, Insurance - Specialty, Financial Services, NYSE Composite, SP Midcap 400, Financials, Insurance, Insurance—Specialty, Financial Services (View all Sectors) |
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First American (FAF) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 19,038 people. First American is listed under Property & Casualty Insurance category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 6.85 B. First American runs under Insurance sector within Financials industry. The entity has 101.9 M outstanding shares of which 3.23 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 3.1 days to cover.
First American has about 1.72 B in cash with 897.5 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 23.39.
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Ownership AllocationFirst American holds a total of 101.9 Million outstanding shares. The majority of First American outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in First American to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in First American. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of First American as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that almost one hundred twelve thousand ninety invesors are currently shorting First American expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
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Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. First American market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding First American long position in a well-diversified portfolio.
| Mean Deviation | 1.26 | |||
| Semi Deviation | 1.39 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.58 | |||
| Variance | 2.49 |
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First American Corporate Directors
| Mark Oman | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Thomas McKernan | Independent Director | Profile | |
| James Doti | Lead Independent Director | Profile | |
| Michael McKee | Independent Director | Profile |
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Can Property & Casualty Insurance industry sustain growth momentum? Does First have expansion opportunities? Factors like these will boost the valuation of First American. Market participants price First higher when confident in its future expansion prospects. Determining accurate worth demands scrutiny of both present operating results and projected expansion capacity. Evaluating First American demands reviewing these metrics collectively while recognizing certain factors exert disproportionate influence.
The market value of First American is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of First that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of First American's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is First American's true underlying value. Market participants employ diverse analytical approaches to determine fair value and identify buying opportunities when prices dip below calculated worth. Because First American's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect First American's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between First American's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if First American is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. Meanwhile, First American's quoted price indicates the marketplace figure where supply meets demand through bilateral consent.