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Professional staffing & HR solutions stocks reported Q2 earnings, with revenues beating estimates by 2.3% and next quarter's guidance 2% below. Robert Half (RHI) reported $1.34B revenue, down 2.4% YoY but beating estimates by 1%, with stock up 15.6%. ManpowerGroup (MAN) reported $4.86B revenue, up 7.5% YoY and beating estimates, with stock up 52.1%. Barrett (BBSI) reported $319.3M revenue, up 3.8% YoY but missing EPS estimates, with stock down 17.9%. First Advantage (FA) reported $448.8M revenue

First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) shares rose 3.9% after the company reported Q2 2026 results that beat expectations and raised full-year guidance. Revenue increased 14.9% to $448.8M and adjusted EPS rose 30% to $0.35. FY 2026 outlook now calls for revenue of $1.67B to $1.71B and adjusted EPS of $1.23 to $1.29, plus $70M in voluntary debt prepayments.

First Advantage Corp (FA) reported that Silver Lake affiliates sold 12.5M shares of its common stock on Aug. 12, 2026 at a net price of $22.015 per share, tied to a $22.20 secondary offering price less a $0.185 underwriting discount. The same day, affiliates made in-kind distributions of 4,028,842 shares under Rule 16a-13, changing director Joseph Osnoss’s direct and indirect holdings.

SLTA V (GP), L.L.C. sold 12,500,000 indirectly-held shares of FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP (FA) at $22.02 ($275.19M total) on 2026-08-12. Filed jointly with Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. (Director), Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P. (Director), SLP Fastball Aggregator, L.P. (Director), Osnoss Joseph (Director) and SLP V Aggregator GP, L.L.C. (Director).

First Advantage (FA) shares fell about 8% after a US$277.5 million follow-on equity offering of 12.5 million shares at $22.20 each. The company also filed a $2.10 billion shelf registration and raised 2026 revenue guidance to $1.67 billion to $1.71 billion, citing stronger Q2 results and contract wins.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. filed Amendment No. 2 to a Schedule 13G/A for First Advantage Corp common stock, reporting beneficial ownership of 15,707,023 shares, or 9.2% of the class. The firm reported sole voting power over 15,650,390 shares and sole dispositive power over 15,707,023 shares, with no shared power, according to the filing.

First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) shares rose 3.9% after the company reported Q2 2026 results that beat expectations and raised full-year guidance. Revenue increased 14.9% to $448.8 million, adjusted EPS rose 30% to $0.35. FY revenue guidance is $1.67B to $1.71B and adjusted EPS $1.23 to $1.29, plus $70M voluntary debt prepayments.

First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) shares fell more than 10% Tuesday after its majority shareholder, Silver Lake Group, moved from majority to minority ownership. Silver Lake plans to sell 12.5 million FA shares in a public secondary offering at $22.20 per share and may distribute up to 4.2 million shares to limited partners. The sale price is about 6% below Monday’s close; First Advantage said it will not receive proceeds.

Analysts issued bullish notes on First Advantage (FA) and Boeing (BA). Needham’s Kyle Peterson kept a Buy on FA, citing a $27.33 average Street price target versus a $21.14 close. Jefferies’ Sheila Kahyaoglu maintained a Buy on BA with a $295 target versus a $233.39 close; the Street average target was $274.67.

First Advantage (MT) priced a secondary offering of 12.5 million shares, according to the report. The article also notes RBC adjusted its price target on First Advantage to $24 from $21 while keeping a Sector Perform rating.