Why Sterling Check Is Soaring and First Advantage Stock Is Falling Today [Yahoo! Finance]
First Advantage Corporation (FA)
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
Shares of First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) are down 7% and shares of Sterling Check (NASDAQ: STER) are up 25% after the two companies announced plans for an industry-reshaping merger. A tough market for all involved First Advantage and Sterling Check both provide third-party screening and verification services for employers and other users. The uncertain economy and a slowdown in hiring has weighed on both businesses, leading to fourth-quarter revenue declines. First Advantage announced today it earned $0.29 per share in the quarter on revenue of $202.6 million, a 4.7% year-over-year revenue decline and just short of Wall Street's $0.30 per share on revenue of $211 million. Sterling, meanwhile, earned $0.21 per share on revenue of $169.4 million. Wall Street had expected $0.25 per share in earnings on sales of $173 million, and the company had generated $169.9 million in sales in the same quarter a year ago. "The challenges created by the macro environment in 2023 lasted longer th
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- Analysts Estimate First Advantage (FA) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- STOCKHOLDER INVESTIGATION: The M&A Class Action Firm Announces An Investigation of First Advantage Corporation - FAPR Newswire
- First Advantage Co. (NYSE: FA) is now covered by analysts at William Blair. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- First Advantage Releases 2024 Global Trends Report [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- First Advantage Releases 2024 Global Trends ReportGlobeNewswire
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Earnings
- 2/29/24 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 4/29/24 - Form S-4
- 4/25/24 - Form ARS
- 4/25/24 - Form DEFA14A
- FA's page on the SEC website