First American Financial vs Investors Title
FAF and ITIC side by side, both in insurance carriers. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FAF and ITIC compare
First American Financial is the larger company, worth 13 times as much as Investors Title ($6.5B against $507M).
On earnings, First American Financial is cheaper: it trades at 8.8× trailing earnings, against 12.6× for Investors Title.
First American Financial grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.6% versus 8.7% for Investors Title).
Investors Title keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.8% compared with 9.3% at First American Financial.
Both pay dividends: First American Financial yields 3.5% and Investors Title 3.9%.
First American Financial scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 11 for Investors Title), 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 | FAF | ITIC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.5B | $507M |
| Share price | $63.82 | $268.72 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −15.4% | 17.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.85 | 0.81 |
| Employees | 19K | 548 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.8× (better) | 12.6× |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 1.7× |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 1.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 7.8× (better) | 19.3× |
| PEG | 0.25 (better) | 0.91 |
| FCF yield | 12.8% (better) | 5.2% |
| Fair value | $99.62 | $243.17 |
| Margin of safety | 35.9% (better) | −10.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.6% (better) | 8.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.0% | 2.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 295% (better) | 22.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 299% (better) | 22.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −0.52% (better) | −2.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 9.3% | 13.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.4% (better) | 9.0% |
| Return on equity | 13.9% | 14.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 1.03 | 5.08 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.5% | 3.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 30.1% | 49.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.1% (better) | −8.8% |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.9% (better) | 3.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.7% | 48.2% |
| Held by insiders | 3.8% | 1.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.9M (better) | $235K |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.4% | 4.5% |
Go deeper
- FAF stock overview
- FAF income statement
- FAF valuation and score
- ITIC stock overview
- ITIC income statement
- ITIC valuation and score
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