CATALYSTYahoo • 1d ago
First American: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term InvestorsBanking operations and non-title expansion are now funding margin growth when the core title business faces structural headwinds.
Why FAF Stock advanced +0.27% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$63.72 +0.27% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot
First American Corporation (New) (FAF) receives a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) and flashes a Red SELL / AVOID warning (63/100 RQD Confidence). Our SEC filing scanner spotted paper earnings outpacing real operating cash flow (+214.1% (NI vs OCF)) while unpaid customer invoices grew—a classic sign to step aside until cash flow catches up.
ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID
Cap $6.51B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D
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Cash
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Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk D
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.2% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:56% Call Buyers ($2.5M)
44% PutsMax Pain: $62.00
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Why FAF Stock advanced +0.27% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
First American Corporation (New) (FAF) advanced +0.27% to $63.72 as options desks priced 56% call premium vs. 44% put protection around the $62 max-pain magnet. Accounting Warning: Paper earnings outpaced operating cash flow (+214.1% (NI vs OCF)) as receivables rose.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 32% of its 52-week range ($56.2 – $79.87) with RSI-14 at 44.8 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
- ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.5M in bullish call flow vs. $2.0M in put flow (Put/Call 0.79x, implied earnings swing ±6.8%).
- ▸Primary SEC / Cross-Feed Trigger: FAF Accounting Gap: Net Income (+220%) Outpaced OCF (+5.9%) With +0.5% Working-Capital Build
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RISK WATCHYahoo • 3d ago
First American Named One of the Fortune Best Workplaces for Women™ for the 11th Consecutive YearSANTA ANA, Calif., October 28, 2026--First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation
CATALYSTYahoo • 3d ago
U.S. Accessible Home Equity Reaches Record $13.2 Trillion in Second Quarter of 2026, According to First American Data & Analytics’ Inaugural Accessible Home Equity & Mortgage Rate Lock-In Trends ReportSANTA ANA, Calif., October 28, 2026--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corpor
CATALYSTYahoo • 5d ago
Annual U.S. House Price Growth Slows to Weakest September Pace Since 2011, According to First American Data & Analytics Monthly Home Price Index ReportSANTA ANA, Calif., October 26, 2026--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corpor
MARKET WIREYahoo • 6d ago
First American Financial (FAF) Stock Faces Q3 Earnings Valuation DisconnectFirst American Financial just delivered Q3 2026 numbers that looked solid on paper, yet the stock barely flinched. Shares sit around US$64.72, slightly below last close and down over the past three months, even as traili
MARKET WIREBenzinga • 8d ago
Truist Securities Maintains Buy on First American Financial, Lowers Price Target to $78Truist Securities analyst Mark Hughes maintains First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $80 to $78.
CATALYSTYahoo • 8d ago
FAF Q3 deep dive: commercial strength offsets residential headwinds, focus shifts to tech rolloutTitle insurance provider First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with sales up 5.3% year on year to $2.08 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.78 per share was 3.4% below anal
MARKET WIREBenzinga • 8d ago
Barclays Maintains Overweight on First American Financial, Lowers Price Target to $75Barclays analyst Terry Ma maintains First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $79 to $75.
CATALYSTYahoo • 8d ago
5 insightful analyst questions from First American Financial’s Q3 earnings callFirst American Financial’s third quarter was shaped by contrasting trends across its core business lines. Management noted that commercial title services continued to deliver strong results, marked by broad-based revenue
CATALYSTYahoo • 9d ago
First American (FAF) Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptCommercial revenue surged 21% as residential declined amid higher mortgage rates.
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2026-10-30O $64.09H $64.09L $63.03C $63.82VOL 1.07M
RES: $72.33SUP: $56.35SMA50: $67.54SMA200: $67.42
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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
-0.2%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. +21.6% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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Why FAF Stock advanced +0.27% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Accounting Warning: Paper earnings outpaced operating cash flow (+214.1% (NI vs OCF)) as receivables rose.