On Friday, First American Financial cleared a noteworthy technical benchmark, seeing its Relative Strength (RS) Rating jump into the 80-plus percentile with an improvement to 83, up from 80 the day before.

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First American Financial is building a flat base with a 71.98 entry. See if the stock can break out in heavy trading.

Earnings growth moved up last quarter from 55% to 103%, but sales fell from 43% to 41%. The company is expected to report its latest numbers on or around Oct. 22.

First American Financial earns the No. 2 rank among its peers in the Insurance-Property/Casualty/Title industry group. First American Financial and Selective Insurance are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.