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First Advantage (FA) stock, explained like you're 5

First Advantage trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker FA. It is a mid cap company in the edp services industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 3.3 billion dollars.

Ticker
FA
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Technology
Industry
EDP Services
Size
Mid cap, about 3.3 billion dollars

Is First Advantage a small, medium or large cap company?

No. First Advantage is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 3.3 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How First Advantage makes money

  • Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription.
  • Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day.
  • Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves FA stock

  • How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI.
  • New product launches and customer wins.
  • Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

In the news lately

  • 2 Reasons to Like FA (and 1 Not So Much) (Yahoo Finance)
  • Do Strong Quarterly Results Change The Bull Case For First Advantage Stock? (Simply Wall Street)
  • First Advantage Corp (FA) Shares Fall 4.5% What GF Score of 8 (GuruFocus)
  • Watkins Advises on First Advantage’s US$277.5 Million Secondary Offering of Common Stock (Latham & Watkins LLP)
  • FA Nov 2026 22.500 call (FA261120C00022500) stock price, news, quote and history (Yahoo Finance UK)

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Key terms to know before you follow FA

  • Market cap
  • P/E ratio
  • EPS (earnings per share)
  • Earnings report
  • Volatility

Questions about First Advantage stock

What does First Advantage do?

First Advantage trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker FA. It is a mid cap company in the edp services industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 3.3 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for First Advantage?

First Advantage trades under the ticker FA on the Nasdaq.

What is First Advantage's market cap?

First Advantage is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 3.3 billion dollars.

How does First Advantage make money?

Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription. Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day. Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves FA stock?

How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI. New product launches and customer wins. Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.

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