FA — FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP

US Technology Software & IT services equity mkt cap 3.6B
20.90 -1.55% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 8.95 · high 24.12

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Performance

1 day-1.55%
1 week-3.15%
1 month+8.97%
3 months+38.96%
6 months+112.18%
Year to date+46.67%
1 year+26.59%
3 years+36.69%
5 years-12.66%

Technicals

RSI 1452.2
vs 50-day avg+5.36%
vs 200-day avg+40.41%
Volatility 1y60.5%
Max drawdown 1y-47.72%
Avg volume 30d2.4M
Daily bars held1,297
History from2021-06-23

Measured signals that fired on FA

datesignal measured base rate
2026-08-14Cluster sale: three or more insiders
insider
-0.37% over 21 days · t = -3.38 · n = 21,542
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-11Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-06Breakout to a 52-week high
price
-1.00% over 21 days · t = -8.58 · n = 24,386
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-06Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-23Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-22Bollinger bandwidth breaks out of its own compression
structure
-0.63% over 21 days · t = -2.80 · n = 7,196
statistically distinguishable from its control group

Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →

Insider transactions (Form 4)

dateinsiderwhatshares pricevalue
2026-08-12SLP V Aggregator GP, L.L.C.
Director
Open-market sale12.5M22.02275.2M
2026-08-12Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
Director
Open-market sale12.5M22.02275.2M
2026-08-12SLP Fastball Aggregator, L.P.
Director
Open-market sale12.5M22.02275.2M
2026-08-12SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.
Director
Open-market sale12.5M22.02275.2M
2026-08-12Osnoss Joseph
Director
Open-market sale12.5M22.02275.2M
2026-08-12Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P.
Director
Open-market sale12.5M22.02275.2M
2026-08-12SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.
Director
Other Acquisition/Disposition4.0M0.000
2026-08-12SLP V Aggregator GP, L.L.C.
Director
Other Acquisition/Disposition4.0M0.000
2026-08-12Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P.
Director
Other Acquisition/Disposition4.0M0.000
2026-08-12Osnoss Joseph
Director
Other Acquisition/Disposition4.0M0.000

Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.1.1B89.6M
Capital World Investors122.3M10.4M
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.114.9M7.9M
FMR LLC106.8M9.1M
BlackRock, Inc.70.4M6.0M
CAT ROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP49.7M4.2M
BAMCO INC /NY/44.1M3.8M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC41.5M3.5M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC40.5M3.4M
Sunriver Management LLC35.7M3.0M

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d55.4% of tape
Days observed61

This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →

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