First American Financial vs Old Republic International
FAF and ORI 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 ORI compare
Old Republic International is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as First American Financial ($9.3B against $6.5B).
On earnings, Old Republic International is cheaper: it trades at 8.7× trailing earnings, against 8.8× for First American Financial.
First American Financial grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.6% versus 12.5% for Old Republic International).
Old Republic International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.2% compared with 9.3% at First American Financial.
Both pay dividends: First American Financial yields 3.5% and Old Republic International 3.2%.
First American Financial scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 14 for Old Republic International), 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 | ORI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.5B | $9.3B |
| Share price | $63.82 | $38.52 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.0% | 0.31% |
| Change, 5 years | −15.4% | 49.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.85 | 0.52 |
| Employees | 19K | 9,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.8× | 8.7× (better) |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 0.9× |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 1.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 7.8× | – |
| PEG | 0.25 (better) | 0.48 |
| FCF yield | 12.8% | – |
| Fair value | $99.62 | $41.46 |
| Margin of safety | 35.9% (better) | 7.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.6% (better) | 12.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.0% | 5.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 295% (better) | 32.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 299% (better) | 33.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −0.52% | 14.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 9.3% | 11.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.4% | – |
| Return on equity | 13.9% | 17.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 1.03 (better) | 0.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.5% (better) | 3.2% |
| Payout ratio | 30.1% | 83.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.1% | 14.7% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | 3.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.9% | 7.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.7% | 77.2% |
| Held by insiders | 3.8% | 0.40% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.9M (better) | −$2.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.4% | 4.6% |
Go deeper
- FAF stock overview
- FAF income statement
- FAF valuation and score
- ORI stock overview
- ORI income statement
- ORI valuation and score
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