Barclays cuts target for First American Financial stock to USD 79.00

Published on 10/15/2026 at 21:29 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Second-quarter revenue reached USD 2.11 billion, up 15.00 percent year over year. First American Financial stock costs EUR 56.75 on October 15, 2026, 20.56 percent below its high.

Analyst target and earnings date

Barclays lowered its First American target from USD 83.00 to USD 79.00 on October 5, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 2.11 billion, up 15.00 percent year over year.
First American Financial stock costs EUR 56.75 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 9:18 p.m. CEST, 20.56 percent below its 52-week high.
Third-quarter results are scheduled for October 21, 2026, after the market closes.

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Barclays lowered its price target for First American Financial stock from USD 83.00 to USD 79.00 on October 5, 2026, leaving the target 24.51 percent above the USD 63.45 home-market price. The target change was reported by MarketBeat. First American Financial stock was trading at EUR 56.75 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 9:18 p.m. CEST.

Second-quarter revenue sets context

First American reported USD 2.11 billion of revenue for the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 15.00 percent from the year-earlier period. Diluted earnings per share reached USD 2.12, while net income attributable to common shareholders was USD 218.5 million. The company describes its core activities as title insurance, settlement services, property information and specialty insurance, according to its investor-relations website.

Price position on October 15

The USD 63.45 home-market quote was 12.43 percent above the 52-week low of USD 56.20 and 20.56 percent below the 52-week high of USD 79.87. Trading volume was 940,362 shares against an average volume of 819,501 shares. The NYSE quote was timestamped October 15, 2026 at 3:25 p.m. ET, while the euro quotation carried a Berlin timestamp.

Valuation and reporting date

First American Financial had a market capitalization of USD 6.5 billion, a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 8.80 and a dividend yield of 0.04 percent in the October 15, 2026 market snapshot. The next earnings release is scheduled for October 21, 2026, after the market closes, with the conference call set for October 22, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET, according to MarketBeat.

Comparison with peers

First American Financial (NYSE, USD): P/E 8.80, market capitalization USD 6.5 billion.
Fidelity National Financial (NYSE, USD): daily change plus 0.82 percent, P/E 13.76, market capitalization USD 10.6 billion.
Stewart Information Services (NYSE, USD): daily change plus 1.97 percent, P/E 11.37, market capitalization USD 1.6 billion.

Analyst target frames the next step

The Barclays target of USD 79.00 sits 24.51 percent above the USD 63.45 NYSE price. The upcoming report will give investors a fresh comparison point for the second-quarter revenue growth and earnings level.

Euro quotation remains below the yearly high

First American Financial stock was trading at EUR 56.75 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 9:18 p.m. CEST. The euro price is 20.56 percent below the 52-week high of USD 79.87 when the comparison is stated in the home-market currency; the figures are shown separately because the currencies differ. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of First American Financial stock.