First Advantage vs Verisk Analytics
FA and VRSK side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FA and VRSK compare
Verisk Analytics is the larger company, worth 6.9 times as much as First Advantage ($25.5B against $3.7B).
On earnings, Verisk Analytics is cheaper: it trades at 30.2× trailing earnings, against 154× for First Advantage.
First Advantage grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (32.9% versus 5.0% for Verisk Analytics).
Verisk Analytics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 28.2% compared with 1.5% at First Advantage.
Verisk Analytics pays a dividend yielding 0.99%; First Advantage does not pay one.
Verisk Analytics scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 8 for First Advantage), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FA | VRSK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.7B | $25.5B |
| Share price | $21.59 | $196.30 |
| Change, 1 year | 64.2% | −5.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 2.6% | −8.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.33 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 9,500 | 8,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 154× | 30.2× (better) |
| P/S | 2.2× (better) | 8.1× |
| P/B | 2.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.0× | 18.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 14.9× (better) | 20.7× |
| PEG | – | 11.60 |
| FCF yield | 6.7% (better) | 4.8% |
| Fair value | $12.42 | $215.11 |
| Margin of safety | −73.8% | 8.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 32.9% (better) | 5.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 6.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −3.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 0.31% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 8.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 70.2% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 43.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 28.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 15.0% | 39.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 1.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 3.8% | 37.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.57 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.20 | 2.40 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 7.0× |
| Current ratio | 2.53 (better) | 1.01 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.54 | 6.94 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.99% |
| Payout ratio | – | 28.9% |
| Buyback yield | – | 7.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 8.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 116% | 98.7% |
| Held by insiders | – | 0.29% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$276M | −$5.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.2% |
Go deeper
- FA stock overview
- FA income statement
- FA valuation and score
- VRSK stock overview
- VRSK income statement
- VRSK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.