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First Advantage Corporation (FA) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$20.97 -0.14% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $20.92

First Advantage Corporation (FA) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 56/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 56/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.4% avg 90D alpha vs SPY) →

ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID Cap $3.60B

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🤖 Mara Quenwick • AI Quant Lead (Click for Instant Brief) Is FA stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

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As of 2026-11-02, First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA) is rated D+ (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 56/100 at a spot price of $20.97 (-0.14% 1D, market cap $3.60B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 15/20, Executive Insider Alignment 8/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 12/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 10/20. Across 714 tracked Technology issuers, FA ranks #285 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does FA compare to LIF and JOYY in the Technology sector?

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Within the Technology sector (EDP Services), FA carries a Roarable D+ (56/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 3.3%. By comparison, LIF (Life360 Inc.) holds a D+ grade (54/100 RQD, P/E 24.6x, ROIC 8.0%, cap $3.71B) and JOYY (JOYY Inc.) posts a D+ grade (53/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC 0.7%, cap $3.96B). Among the 5-stock peer group, LIF leads on earnings multiple (24.6x) while AGYS leads on capital efficiency (14.7% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for FA?

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Per FA's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001210677), First Advantage Corporation generated $1.57B in revenue (+83.0% YoY), -$34.8M in net income, and $188.5M in free cash flow against $3.83B in total assets and $2.08B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Big institutional funds and options desks are actively positioning on the bullish side.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $20.92 (-0.22%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-0.68% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 12% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 56/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.4% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 51.8% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D+

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Impersonal quantitative research (0–100 RQD rubric) — not individualized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Full Disclaimer

5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C- · Rk D

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-0.9% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for FA)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±7.6%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (56/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY FA SCORES 56/100 (D+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+15/20 pts (27% of score)

20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±7.6% realized swing band)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+12/20 pts (21% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 74% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 57.4 (BULLISH MOMENTUM)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk8/20 pts (-12 pt drag)

Balance-sheet & 10-K footnote risk deducts 12 pts from forensic ceiling

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade D$19.09-0.7% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C-$18.95+12.1% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C-$21.25-1.3% Next Q

Current

Grade D+$20.97-0.4% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: D (48) → D+ (56)Full Audit →

⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)GIDEON ASHMERE // FORENSIC SHORT & KILL-SWITCH DOSSIER

⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the FA Bull Thesis Could Fail

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Even with a 56/100 (D+) score, FA faces multiple-compression risk if current valuation multiples re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($20.10) or 200D SMA ($16.36) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($20.78) toward Bear Floor ($16.21).

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMBULLISH MOMENTUM

57.430 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDDISTRESS RISK (<1.8)

1.41>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCORESOLID CORE (5–6)

6 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE74% OF RANGE

L: $9$20.97H: $25

1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (steady margins), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: D+RQD 11 / 20

2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL

Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: CRQD 25 / 40

3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WARNING

SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

High sensitivity to tight interest rates or new risk warnings added to recent SEC annual filings.

Factor Grade: DRQD 20 / 40

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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground) on FA

Cash & Moat Bull AI

ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

NEUTRAL (55)

3.3% ROIC with 42.0% gross margin and 5.23% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI

10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

BEARISH (40)

Altman-Z 1.41 and Piotroski 6/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI

Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

NEUTRAL (62)

25/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 12/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like FA

✓Big institutional funds and options desks are actively positioning on the bullish side.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
!Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.

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FA // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +65.64%⚡ TESTING RESISTANCE

2026-11-02O $21.00H $21.00L $20.97C $20.97VOL 1.04M

RES: $22.03SUP: $16.51SMA50: $20.10SMA200: $16.36

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FA Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

36.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +83.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on FA today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for FA. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (FA)

Technology Rank #285 of 714 ⚔️ LIF vs FA Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Technology Peer Comparison (FA vs. LIF, JOYY, AGYS, RGTI)

Industry: EDP Services (163 Tracked Issuers)

Across 714 tracked Technology securities in the Roarable RQD universe, First Advantage Corporation (FA) ranks #285 by composite RQD confidence (56/100, grade D+) and #238 by equity capitalization ($3.60B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, LIF leads on earnings valuation at 24.6x trailing P/E, while AGYS leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 14.7% ROIC and 62.6% gross margin. AGYS currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 72/100 (B) compared with FA at 56/100 (D+).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
FA ACTIVE First Advantage Corporation	D+	56/100	—	—	3.3%	-0.14%	$3.60B	Benchmark Subject
LIF Life360 Inc.	D+	54/100	24.6x	77.8%	8.0%	+2.90%	$3.71B	/lif-vs-fa →
JOYY JOYY Inc.	D+	53/100	—	—	0.7%	+7.19%	$3.96B	/joyy-vs-fa →
AGYS Agilysys Inc.	B	72/100	84.3x	62.6%	14.7%	+0.63%	$3.27B	/agys-vs-fa →
RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc.	E	33/100	—	29.1%	-12.1%	-2.74%	$4.03B	/rgti-vs-fa →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001210677

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), First Advantage Corporation (FA) reported GAAP revenue of $1.57B (+83.0% vs. FY2024 revenue of $860.2M , and +106.1% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of -$34.8M, operating cash flow of $195.1M, and free cash flow of $188.5M (+611.9% YoY). On the balance sheet, FA closed FY2025 with $3.83B in total assets against $2.08B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 1.41, Piotroski F-Score: 6/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$1.57B	-$34.8M	$195.1M	$188.5M	$3.83B	$2.08B
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$860.2M	-$110.3M	$28.2M	$26.5M	$3.92B	$2.12B
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$763.8M	$37.3M	$162.8M	$162.8M	—	—

3. FA Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is FA stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does FA compare to LIF and JOYY in the Technology sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for FA?

Where is FA trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

FA last traded at $20.97 (-0.14% on volume of 1,035,494 shares), positioning the stock +4.33% above its 50-day simple moving average ($20.10) and +28.18% above its 200-day simple moving average ($16.36). Across its 52-week range of $8.82 to $25.15, FA sits at the 74.4% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 57.4 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±7.6% ($19.38 to $22.56).

FA Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell FA stock right now?

First Advantage Corporation (FA) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell — SELL) with 56/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (3% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is FA's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

FA's 12-month base price target is $20.78 (range $16.21 to $26.41), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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