Head-To-Head Review: First Advantage (NYSE:FA) versus Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR)

First Advantage (NYSE:FA) and Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for First Advantage and Green Street Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Advantage	0	3	4	0	2.57
Green Street Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

First Advantage currently has a consensus price target of $77.25, indicating a potential upside of 315.99%. Given First Advantage’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Advantage is more favorable than Green Street Capital.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares First Advantage and Green Street Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Advantage	$756.89 million	3.57	$37.29 million	$0.16	116.06
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

First Advantage has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.

Profitability

This table compares First Advantage and Green Street Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Advantage	3.24%	13.94%	7.72%
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

First Advantage has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Street Capital has a beta of -0.5, meaning that its stock price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.9% of First Advantage shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of First Advantage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

First Advantage beats Green Street Capital on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About First Advantage

First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions worldwide. 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, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and other products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, resident/tenant screening, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by personnel in recruiting, human resources, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, and/or security in 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.

About Green Street Capital

Green Street Capital Corp. invests in environmental technology companies that require capital for expansion or are pursuing acquisition strategies. It also recycles grease trap waste for the production of biomass feedstock used in blending biofuels. Green Street Capital Corp. was formerly known as Jaguar Mining Enterprises Inc. and changed its name to Green Street Capital Corp. in July 2010. The company is based in Tampa, Florida.