FA NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

First Advantage Corp · Industrials · Specialty Business Services

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Latest close 19.84 USD
1.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 36.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a -3.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 56 out of 100
Latest Close 19.84 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.0% latest completed week
4W Return -3.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 24.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 8-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 1.0% Latest completed week; four-week move -3.4%. Indicator stack 42/72 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 52/100 conviction; expected move 25.4%. News sentiment 58/100 41 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 5d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 36.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a -3.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8812-week average 0.55

12-week confirmation

Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.88Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -3.4% over four weeks, 24.3% over 12 weeks, and 20.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 8 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.0%
4W-3.4%
12W24.3%
26W47.0%
52W20.5%
Active trend streak8 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.26Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-8.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership24.10Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change4.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength8/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Value16/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Quality31/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Momentum29/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Growth87/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework33/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
394.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
36.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
15.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
53.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
525.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

FA shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 25.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction52/100
Expected move25.4%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation1
Volatility96
Trend agreement1
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Insider activity8 / 10

8 acquisitions and 10 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 41 relevant articles.

16 positive · 24 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move25.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-12.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.1%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-20.5%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+1.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol9.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.2% / -5.3%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape55/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 55/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis64/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 6/12.

Activity pressure 0.88; 4 reversal markers Factors19/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 57; Small Cap Core rank 83 SVQF33/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 483.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options36/100

FA shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 25.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 25.4% Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 41 relevant articles.

First Advantage Corp (FA) - TradingKey Stock Score Analysis Insiders8 / 10

8 acquisitions and 10 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings5d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202619.84 USD1.0%14.55 USD15.90 USD1.2624.109.1MOn
24 Jul 202619.64 USD-12.1%14.36 USD15.86 USD1.3523.4210.2MOn
17 Jul 202622.35 USD14.4%14.23 USD15.84 USD1.4337.7710.6MOn
10 Jul 202619.54 USD-4.8%13.99 USD15.79 USD1.4015.507.5MOn
3 Jul 202620.53 USD15.2%13.82 USD15.77 USD1.3823.127.4MOn
26 Jun 202617.82 USD10.9%13.60 USD15.73 USD1.267.609.4MOn
19 Jun 202616.07 USD-2.5%13.47 USD15.71 USD1.14-7.6221.4MOn
12 Jun 202616.49 USD3.8%13.39 USD15.70 USD1.05-3.456.0MOn
5 Jun 202615.88 USD-0.7%13.28 USD15.69 USD1.07-5.713.9MOff
29 May 202616.00 USD3.8%13.19 USD15.67 USD1.21-10.142.6MOff
22 May 202615.42 USD3.7%13.08 USD15.66 USD1.11-11.693.3MOff
15 May 202614.87 USD-6.8%13.04 USD15.65 USD0.90-14.607.0MOff
8 May 202615.96 USD23.1%13.02 USD15.64 USD0.54-9.638.6MOff
1 May 202612.97 USD4.1%12.96 USD15.62 USD0.02-23.345.2MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.