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What the tape says about FA
First Advantage Corporation is +17% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 5.2 points behind the market.
+17%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +40%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 28
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- −15%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $20.53
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- +7.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +17%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +19%
- vs 50-day average$19.28
- +6.5%
- 52-week high
- $24.12
- 52-week low
- $8.95
- Annualised volatility
- 54%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- $107K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +41% |
| 2025 | −22% |
| 2024 | +13% |
| 2023 | +42% |
| 2022 | −32% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 2 of 5 | −2.4% |
| Feb | 5 | 1 of 5 | −8.0% |
| Mar | 5 | 3 of 5 | +4.2% |
| Apr | 5 | 3 of 5 | −2.6% |
| May | 5 | 3 of 5 | +6.9% |
| Jun | 5 | 3 of 5 | +0.54% |
| Jul | 6 | 4 of 6 | +7.1% |
| Aug | 6 | 3 of 6 | +3.6% |
| Sep | 5 | 1 of 5 | −5.4% |
| Oct | 5 | 1 of 5 | −4.9% |
| Nov | 5 | 3 of 5 | +4.5% |
| Dec | 5 | 3 of 5 | +3.3% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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