Finance of America Companies (FOA)
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Rating:54Neutral
Price Target:
$19.50
▲(0.78% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/19/26
The score is held back primarily by high leverage and negative recent cash flow, despite improving profitability. Offsetting this, management’s 2026 growth and adjusted EPS guidance is constructive and the stock’s trend is strong, though overbought technical readings and limited valuation support temper the outlook.
Positive Factors
Profitability Recovery
FOA moved from losses in 2022–2023 to material positive adjusted earnings and EBITDA in 2025. Sustained adjusted profitability increases internal cash generation potential, supports reinvestment and deleveraging plans, and provides a more durable earnings base for multi-quarter planning.
Negative Factors
Extremely High Leverage
An outsized debt load with a very small equity buffer greatly magnifies downside risk from credit losses or market mark-to-market moves. High leverage constrains strategic flexibility, elevates refinancing risk, and limits the company's ability to absorb shocks over the coming quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Profitability Recovery
FOA moved from losses in 2022–2023 to material positive adjusted earnings and EBITDA in 2025. Sustained adjusted profitability increases internal cash generation potential, supports reinvestment and deleveraging plans, and provides a more durable earnings base for multi-quarter planning.
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Finance of America Companies (FOA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$327.84M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)94.28K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.84
Revenue Growth42.97%
EPS Growth142.69%
CountryUS
Employees751
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Credit Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.69
Shares Outstanding8,551,931
10 Day Avg. Volume77,806
30 Day Avg. Volume94,277
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.03
Price to Book (P/B)0.71
Price to Sales (P/S)0.80
P/FCF Ratio-0.54
Enterprise Value/Market Cap92.46
Enterprise Value/Revenue17.61
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit39.35
Enterprise Value/Ebitda16.22
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$22.50Price Target Upside16.28% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)4.3
Revenue Forecast (FY)$495.37M
Finance of America Companies Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Finance of America Companies Inc. operates a consumer lending platform in the United States. The company operates through: Mortgage Originations, Reverse Originations, Commercial Originations, Lender Services, and Portfolio Management segments. It...
How the Company Makes Money
FOA generates revenue primarily from mortgage lending and related fee-based activities. Its main sources of earnings have included: (1) loan origination and sale: FOA originates or acquires residential loans (including, historically, reverse mortg...
Finance of America Companies Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Assets by Segment
Details the size and composition of assets held in each segment—loan portfolios, insurance reserves, investments—indicating where the company’s capital is tied up and what credit or interest-rate risks it faces. Rapid asset growth can signal future revenue potential but also raises the importance of asset quality and underwriting standards.
Details the size and composition of assets held in each segment—loan portfolios, insurance reserves, investments—indicating where the company’s capital is tied up and what credit or interest-rate risks it faces. Rapid asset growth can signal future revenue potential but also raises the importance of asset quality and underwriting standards.
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The FlyFinance of America Companies Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 10, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasizes strong operational momentum, large year-over-year improvements in adjusted earnings and revenue, meaningful originations growth, technological/digital gains (AI-powered conversion improvements and faster digital funnel metrics), and improved cash flow and capitalization. Key risks highlighted were GAAP volatility driven by noncash fair-value adjustments, remaining corporate leverage and near-term capital allocation trade-offs that constrain share repurchases. Management provided clear plans to pay down debt and reiterated 2026 growth and earnings guidance, indicating confidence in sustainability of the improving underlying economics.Positive Updates
Large Adjusted Earnings Improvement
Full-year adjusted net income of $74 million ($3.04 per share), up $60 million year-over-year, representing a 429% increase; full-year adjusted EBITDA of $143 million, a 138% increase versus 2024.
Negative Updates
Fourth Quarter GAAP Loss and Fair-Value Volatility
GAAP net loss in Q4 of $21 million (−$1.30 per basic share) driven by noncash fair value movements on residual assets; management highlighted that fair-value adjustments can shift quarter-to-quarter and materially impact GAAP results.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Large Adjusted Earnings Improvement
Full-year adjusted net income of $74 million ($3.04 per share), up $60 million year-over-year, representing a 429% increase; full-year adjusted EBITDA of $143 million, a 138% increase versus 2024.
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Company Guidance
Management guided 2026 volume growth of 15%–25%, implying funded originations of $2.8–$3.1 billion, and provided adjusted EPS guidance of $4.25–$4.75; they expect cash flows from originations and capital markets similar to 2025 (~$150 million) to fund the expected Q2 PHH acquisition and to retire $150 million of senior secured corporate debt in 2026 (leaving about $40 million of convertible notes and $150 million of exchangeable corporate bonds convertible to equity), noted the second half of 2025 produced $47 million of adjusted net income or $2.05 adjusted EPS (an annualized $4.10 run rate), and said current rates should drive Q1 2026 fair‑value adjustments to more than offset the Q4 2025 fair‑value headwind; for context, 2025 results included adjusted net income of $74 million ($3.04 per share), adjusted EBITDA of $143 million, total revenue of $497 million, and $2.4 billion of funded originations (Q4 $619 million).Finance of America Companies Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
58
Neutral
Balance Sheet
22
Negative
Cash Flow
18
Very Negative
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 290.25M | 1.95B | 1.57B | 686.96M | 0.00 |
| Gross Profit | 127.60M | 270.64M | 177.03M | -32.38M | 0.00 |
| EBITDA | 1.87B | 81.76M | -119.30M | -278.01M | 0.00 |
| Net Income | 45.23M | 15.49M | -80.09M | -190.68M | 0.00 |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 30.73B | 29.16B | 27.11B | 20.87B | 21.79B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 324.65M | 47.38M | 46.48M | 61.15M | 143.49M |
| Total Debt | 30.21B | 28.72B | 26.63B | 20.12B | 20.31B |
| Total Liabilities | 30.34B | 28.84B | 26.84B | 20.47B | 20.71B |
| Stockholders Equity | 323.87M | 255.30M | 232.31M | 253.93M | 387.90M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -429.75M | -423.81M | -71.57M | 1.41B | -114.72M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -429.75M | -423.81M | -71.57M | 1.41B | -96.59M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 854.89M | 114.80M | 158.14M | -1.82B | -1.62B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -402.45M | 386.21M | -139.23M | 225.21M | 1.67B |
Finance of America Companies Technical Analysis
Positive
19.35
Price Trends
19.10
Positive
21.24
Positive
22.64
Positive
Market Momentum
0.93
Negative
76.68
Negative
91.27
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FOA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 19.35 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 18.50, above the 50-day MA of 19.10, and below the 200-day MA of 22.64, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.93 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 76.68 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 91.27 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for FOA.
Finance of America Companies Risk Analysis
Finance of America Companies disclosed 71 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Finance of America Companies reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Finance of America Companies Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $163.31M | -0.32 | 0.54% | 10.37% | -1.41% | -98.13% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
59 Neutral | $756.58M | -193.38 | 10.79% | ― | 2.61% | -44.31% | |
55 Neutral | $842.51M | -2.27 | -27.34% | ― | 9.78% | -535.60% | |
54 Neutral | $327.84M | -4.60 | 14.78% | ― | 42.97% | 142.69% | |
51 Neutral | $680.70M | -3.80 | -10.77% | ― | 20.69% | -256.48% |
* Financial Sector Average
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Finance of America Companies Corporate Events
Executive/Board Changes
Finance of America Announces CAO Retirement, CFO Expands Role
Neutral
Apr 3, 2026
Finance of America Companies Inc. announced that Chief Accounting Officer Tai A. Thornock notified the company on April 2, 2026, of his decision to retire effective May 15, 2026. The company stated that his retirement is not the result of any disa...
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