Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for First American Financial (FAF)

Posted by on Jul 29th, 2026

First American Financial (NYSE: FAF) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

  • 7/24/2026 – First American Financial had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $84.00 to $86.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 7/21/2026 – First American Financial is now covered by Benchmark Co.. They set a “buy” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock.
  • 7/20/2026 – First American Financial is now covered by Benchmark Co.. They set a “buy” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock.
  • 7/20/2026 – First American Financial had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
  • 7/7/2026 – First American Financial had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $80.00 to $83.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 6/25/2026 – First American Financial had its price target lowered by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $87.00 to $84.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 6/23/2026 – First American Financial was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
  • 6/12/2026 – First American Financial had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Stephens. They now have a $84.00 price target on the stock.

First American Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th were given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 8th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. First American Financial’s payout ratio is currently 30.47%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Steven A. Adams sold 3,253 shares of First American Financial stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.99, for a total transaction of $243,942.47. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 10,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $767,447.66. The trade was a 24.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Lisa W. Cornehl sold 5,823 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.63, for a total transaction of $399,632.49. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 29,635 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,033,850.05. The trade was a 16.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 3.50% of the company’s stock.

First American Financial Corporation is a leading provider of title insurance, settlement services and diversified real estate-related data and analytics. Headquartered in Santa Ana, California, the company serves customers throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Its business is built on the underwriting capabilities of its title insurance operations combined with comprehensive closing and escrow services for homebuyers, sellers, mortgage lenders and real estate professionals.

The company’s title insurance segment issues policies that protect property owners and mortgage lenders against defects in titles, liens or encumbrances that can arise during real property transactions.

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