On Wednesday, First Advantage got a positive adjustment to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating, from 66 to 72.
This exclusive rating from Investor's Business Daily identifies market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The rating shows how a stock's price behavior over the trailing 52 weeks compares to all the other stocks in our database.
Over 100 years of market history reveals that the stocks that go on to make the biggest gains often have an RS Rating north of 80 in the early stages of their moves. See if First Advantage can continue to show renewed price strength and hit that benchmark.
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First Advantage has moved more than 5% past a 17.49 entry in a first-stage consolidation, meaning it's now out of a proper buy zone. Look for the stock to create a new chance to pick up shares like a three-weeks tight or pullback to the 50-day or 10-week moving average.
Earnings growth rose last quarter from -13% to -7%. But sales fell from 0% to -1%.
The company earns the No. 6 rank among its peers in the Commercial Services-Staffing industry group. Upwork, Mastech Digital and Barrett Business Services are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.
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