First Advantage Corporation Company Profile
NASDAQ: FATechnologyEDP ServicesUSD
At close: Oct 7, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
First Advantage at a glance
First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA) is a EDP Services company in the Technology sector headquartered in Atlanta, GA. First Advantage is led by Mr. Scott D Staples and employs about 9,500 people. The company's shares have traded publicly since 2021.
At a market capitalization of $3.18 billion, it is considered a mid-cap company. Its SEC Central Index Key (CIK) is 0001210677, which identifies the company's filings on EDGAR.
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What does First Advantage do?
First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, digital identity, and verification solutions internationally. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, I-9 verification, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and adjacent products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by executive management, human resources, talent acquisition, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, global enterprises, mid-sized, and small companies. The company was formerly known as Fastball Intermediate, Inc. and changed its name to First Advantage Corporation in March 2021. First Advantage Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Business description based on the company's public filings.
Company information
- Legal name
- First Advantage Corporation
- Ticker
- NASDAQ: FA
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- EDP Services
- CEO
- Mr. Scott D Staples
- Employees
- 9,500
- Headquarters
- 1 Concourse Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Phone
- 678 868 4151
- Website
- fadv.com
- IPO year
- 2021
- Market cap
- $3.18B
- SEC CIK
- 0001210677
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