FA (First Advantage) Short Percentage of Float

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FA First Advantage Corp FA
60 GF Score
Price $21.42
GF Value $25.35
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is First Advantage Short Percentage of Float?

Short Percentage of Float is the percentage of shares shorted compared to the float.

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FA vs MMS, ABM, CMPR: Short Percentage of Float Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, First Advantage's Short Percentage of Float, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Percentage of Float data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

First Advantage Short Percentage of Float vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, First Advantage's Short Percentage of Float distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Advantage's Short Percentage of Float falls into.


FA
60GF Score
First Advantage Corp FA
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Is First Advantage (FA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, First Advantage stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $21.42 is trading 15.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $25.35. GuruFocus considers First Advantage to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FA:

  • Short Percentage of Float:
  • GF Value™: $25.35 vs. price of $21.42 (15.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

First Advantage Business Description

Other Exchanges 0MS:Germany
Address 1 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
First Advantage Corp is a provider of software and data in the Human Resources technology industry. The company provides end-to-end identity solutions, criminal background screening, credential verifications, drug and health screening, and continuous risk monitoring. It combines AI-powered proprietary technology platforms with proprietary data, primary source data, and third-party data. Its reportable segments are First Advantage Americas, First Advantage International, and Sterling. The company generates maximum revenue from the Sterling segment, which provides similar services as compared to First Advantage's Americas and International segments on a global basis. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.
60GF Score

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$21.42
Price
$25.35
GF Value