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First American Financial Corporation (FAF)

Financial Services | Insurance - Specialty | Santa Ana, United States | NYSE
70.76 USD +0.70 (0.999%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 10 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:41 a.m. EDT

First American Financial presents a compelling case for a medium-term swing trade, driven by a confluence of undervaluation and improving momentum. Fundamentally, the stock trades at a discount to book value and offers a forward P/E under 10, while revenue and earnings growth are accelerating significantly. The balance sheet remains robust with healthy free cash flow supporting a consistent dividend that has been raised annually for several years. Technically, the stock has broken above its 200-day moving average, confirming a shift from a downtrend to an uptrend. However, the short-term outlook is mixed; the statistical forecasting model indicates a slight negative bias for the immediate 45-day horizon, suggesting potential volatility or consolidation before the next leg up. This tension creates a scenario where the long-term thesis is strong, but the immediate entry might require patience or a pullback. The options market supports a bullish view, with significant call positioning targeting the $75 level, which aligns with the analyst consensus target.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.064242
AutoETS0.066456
AutoTheta0.066537
MSTL_1260.066600
MSTL0.067738
MSTL_84_1260.077592
MSTL_840.086755

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 0.92
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.451
Excess Kurtosis -0.73
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 51.35
Revenue per Share 74.761
Market Cap 7,210,444,288
Trailing P/E 10.89
Forward P/E 9.78
Beta 1.25
Profit Margins 8.73%
Website https://www.firstam.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move, evidenced by heavy out-of-the-money call open interest at the $75 strike compared to deep out-of-the-money puts. While there is some defensive put buying at the $65 level, the volume skew and open interest concentration in calls suggest a bullish bias for the near term, with traders betting on a recovery toward the $70-$75 range.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.84% 3.40% 3.51% 3.49%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-08 0.55 0.843947
2026-03-09 0.55 0.829312
2025-12-08 0.55 0.884956
2025-09-22 0.55 0.840208
2025-06-09 0.54 0.958807
2025-03-10 0.54 0.865246
2024-12-09 0.54 0.797283
2024-09-20 0.54 0.830897
2024-06-10 0.53 1.006457
2024-03-07 0.53 0.942557
2023-12-07 0.53 0.853325
2023-09-07 0.53 0.869280
2023-06-07 0.52 0.906871
2023-03-07 0.52 0.975793
2022-12-07 0.52 1.004055
2022-09-07 0.52 0.992745
2022-06-07 0.51 0.847176
2022-03-07 0.51 0.796626
2021-12-07 0.51 0.658149
2021-09-07 0.51 0.754326
2021-06-07 0.46 0.718301
2021-03-05 0.46 0.903023
2020-12-07 0.46 0.953170
2020-09-04 0.44 0.841300
2020-06-05 0.44 0.841461
2020-03-06 0.44 0.661754
2019-12-06 0.42 0.666244
2019-09-06 0.42 0.705764
2019-06-07 0.42 0.796209
2019-03-07 0.42 0.836487
2018-12-07 0.42 0.922469
2018-09-07 0.42 0.741656
2018-06-07 0.38 0.728947
2018-03-07 0.38 0.658351
2017-12-07 0.38 0.683822
2017-09-07 0.38 0.807137
2017-06-06 0.34 0.787949
2017-03-06 0.34 0.890985
2016-12-06 0.34 0.934323
2016-09-06 0.34 0.795694
2016-06-06 0.26 0.685112
2016-03-04 0.26 0.691857
2015-12-04 0.25 0.648004
2015-09-03 0.25 0.649182
2015-06-04 0.25 0.707214
2015-03-05 0.25 0.735078
2014-12-04 0.24 0.729262
2014-09-04 0.24 0.862999
2014-06-05 0.24 0.863620
2014-03-06 0.12 0.447928
2013-12-05 0.12 0.450281
2013-09-05 0.12 0.555556
2013-06-06 0.12 0.530035
2013-03-06 0.12 0.484457
2012-12-12 0.12 0.500417
2012-09-26 0.08 0.363471
2012-06-27 0.08 0.478183
2012-03-28 0.08 0.497822
2011-12-28 0.06 0.475436
2011-09-28 0.06 0.464396
2011-06-28 0.06 0.382653
2011-03-29 0.06 0.361882
2010-12-29 0.06 0.400802
2010-09-28 0.06 0.397878
2010-06-28 0.06 0.448430
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.2
dividendYield 3.14
exDividendDate 2026-06-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.19
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.031258922
lastDividendValue 0.55
lastDividendDate 2026-06-08
dividendDate 2026-06-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.28010237
Address1 1 First American Way
All Time High 81.54
All Time Low 10.51
Ask 70.48
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 928,450
Average Daily Volume3 Month 968,722
Average Volume 968,722
Average Volume10Days 928,450
Beta 1.254
Bid 70.03
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 6
Book Value 53.767
City Santa Ana
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 70.76
Current Ratio 0.41
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 70.76
Day Low 70.155
Debt To Equity 51.35
Display Name First American Financial
Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Dividend Rate 2.2
Dividend Yield 3.14
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,818,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,818,800
Earnings Growth 0.704
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.686
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,750,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,750,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,750,400
Ebitda 1,273,400,064
Ebitda Margins 0.16521
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.869
Enterprise To Revenue 0.97
Enterprise Value 7,474,114,048
Eps Current Year 6.81921
Eps Forward 7.23281
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.5
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,876,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 67.8802
Fifty Day Average Change 2.879799
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.042424724
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 28.010237
Fifty Two Week High 71.93
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1699982
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.016265789
Fifty Two Week Low 54.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.560001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.30553508
Fifty Two Week Range 54.2 - 71.93
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,275,053,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.41
Float Shares 98,555,642
Forward Eps 7.23281
Forward P E 9.783196
Free Cashflow 1,711,624,960
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 19,102
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.63868
Gross Profits 4,922,899,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03537
Held Percent Institutions 0.97327006
Implied Shares Outstanding 101,900,000
Industry Insurance - Specialty
Industry Disp Insurance - Specialty
Industry Key insurance-specialty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,876,800
Last Dividend Value 0.55
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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. This segment also provides closing and/or escrow services; products, services, and solutions to mitigate risk or otherwise facilitate real estate transactions; appraisals and other valuation-related products and services; lien release, document custodial, and default-related products and services; document generation services; warehouse lending services; and subservices mortgage loans; as well as banking, trust, and wealth management services. In addition, it accommodates tax-deferred exchanges of real estate; and maintains, manages, and provides access to title plant data and records. This segment offers its products through a network of direct operations and agents in various states and in the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and internationally. The Home Warranty segment provides home warranty products, including residential service contracts that cover residential systems, such as heating and air conditioning systems, and certain appliances against failures that occur as the result of normal usage during the coverage period. This segment operates in various states and the District of Columbia. First American Financial Corporation was founded in 1889 and is based in Santa Ana, California.
Long Name First American Financial Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,210,444,288
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_43182327
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 672,700,032
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,139,114,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 70.2
Operating Cashflow 1,009,200,000
Operating Margins 0.11083
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.3369
Peg Ratio 2.98
Phone 714 250 3000
Previous Close 70.06
Price Eps Current Year 10.376569
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.316049
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9354616
Profit Margins 0.08727
Quick Ratio 0.41
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.7000046
Regular Market Change Percent 0.99915016
Regular Market Day High 70.76
Regular Market Day Low 70.155
Regular Market Day Range 70.155 - 70.76
Regular Market Open 70.2
Regular Market Previous Close 70.06
Regular Market Price 70.76
Regular Market Time 1,784,037,608
Regular Market Volume 18,144
Return On Assets 0.03945
Return On Equity 0.12796
Revenue Growth 0.162
Revenue Per Share 74.761
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 101,900,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0629
Shares Short 6,414,402
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 4,944,079
Short Name First American Corporation (New
Short Percent Of Float 0.0731
Short Ratio 5.45
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol FAF
Target High Price 93.0
Target Low Price 83.0
Target Mean Price 85.8
Target Median Price 84.0
Total Cash 2,518,099,968
Total Cash Per Share 24.711
Total Debt 2,830,500,096
Total Revenue 7,707,899,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.19
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.031258922
Trailing Eps 6.5
Trailing P E 10.886154
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 64.672
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.088005
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.09413665
Type Disp Equity
Volume 18,144
Website https://www.firstam.com
Zip 92,707-5913