FA vs WKL: First Advantage Corp vs Wolters Kluwer N.V.
Side-by-side comparison of key financial metrics, valuation ratios, profitability, growth, and risk-adjusted returns. Both companies are in the Industrials sector.
FA
FA•United States
$12.51
+3.56%
WK
WKL•Euronext Amsterdam
€71.34
+2.35%
Quick Summary
Wolters Kluwer N.V. is 7.4× the market cap of First Advantage Corp. FA trades at a lower P/E than WKL. WKL pays a dividend; FA does not.
Price & Performance
| Metric | FA | WKL |
|---|---|---|
| Current Price | $12.51 | €71.34 |
| Daily Change | 3.56% | 2.35% |
| 1-Year Return | -7.13% | -52.49% |
| 52-Week High | $18.59 | €162.10 |
| 52-Week Low | $8.95 | €59.68 |
| 50-Day MA | $12.56 | €65.47 |
| 200-Day MA | $14.88 | €95.98 |
| Beta | 1.22 | 0.16 |
Size & Revenue
| Metric | FA | WKL |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $1.89B | $14.08B |
| Enterprise Value | $2.40B | $18.07B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $763.76M | $6.13B |
| Shares Outstanding | 174.32M | 224.53M |
| Float | 80.51M | 225.61M |
| Employees | 9,500 | 18,877 |
Valuation
| Metric | FA | WKL |
|---|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 0.00 | 11.11 |
| Forward P/E | 9.06 | 11.00 |
| PEG Ratio | — | 1.93 |
| Price / Sales | 1.20 | 2.30 |
| Price / Book | 1.44 | 17.64 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.15 | 8.11 |
Profitability
| Metric | FA | WKL |
|---|---|---|
| Profit Margin | -2.21% | 21.36% |
| Operating Margin (TTM) | 8.90% | 24.24% |
| Return on Equity | -2.66% | 111.65% |
| Return on Assets | 2.14% | 10.01% |
| Diluted EPS (TTM) | 0.26 | 5.64 |
Growth
| Metric | FA | WKL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 36.80% | 1.60% |
| Earnings Growth (YoY) | -82.40% | 36.90% |
Dividends
| Metric | FA | WKL |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | 3.96% |
| Dividend / Share | — | 2.52 |
Risk-Adjusted Returns & Quality
| Metric | FA | WKL |
|---|---|---|
| Sortino (Composite) | 3.42 | -0.20 |
| Sharpe (Composite) | 1.52 | -0.35 |
| Calmar (Composite) | 11.32 | 3.37 |
| Hurst Exponent | 0.6063 | 0.6395 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7/9 | 7/9 |
| Magic Formula Rank | #18,399 | #5,706 |
Ownership
| Metric | FA | WKL |
|---|---|---|
| % Insiders | 342.20% | 24.00% |
| % Institutions | 10992.90% | 7302.90% |
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