Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for FAF Q1 Earnings

First American Financial Co. (NYSE:FAF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of First American Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.77. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.95 EPS.

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The insurance provider reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.22. First American Financial had a return on equity of 9.35% and a net margin of 2.14%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of First American Financial from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Stephens raised their price objective on First American Financial from $73.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th.

First American Financial Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of First American Financial stock opened at $65.40 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.32 and a beta of 1.34. First American Financial has a twelve month low of $51.60 and a twelve month high of $70.92. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $63.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $64.36.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First American Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of First American Financial by 66.9% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 524 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in First American Financial by 57.6% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 670 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in First American Financial by 34.9% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,071 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in First American Financial in the 3rd quarter worth about $75,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in First American Financial by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,340 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. 89.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at First American Financial

In related news, Director Dennis J. Gilmore sold 111,971 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.60, for a total transaction of $7,121,355.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 494,574 shares in the company, valued at $31,454,906.40. This represents a 18.46 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Mark Edward Seaton sold 12,679 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.28, for a total value of $815,006.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 195,812 shares in the company, valued at $12,586,795.36. This trade represents a 6.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 127,707 shares of company stock valued at $8,136,565. Company insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

First American Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th were given a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 10th. First American Financial’s payout ratio is presently 172.80%.

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.