Brown Advisory Inc. Cuts Stake in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Brown Advisory Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 20.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 87,436 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 22,768 shares during the quarter. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $147,821,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 480,776.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,327,664 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,625,815,000 after buying an additional 3,326,972 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,069,749 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,593,971,000 after buying an additional 72,224 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 10.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 894,593 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,512,417,000 after buying an additional 86,200 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 719,120 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,213,620,000 after buying an additional 8,886 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 499,836 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $845,037,000 after buying an additional 11,363 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,177.22 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.29, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.28. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 1 year low of $870.01 and a 1 year high of $1,998.01. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,120.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,362.61.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $12.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.03 by $1.47. The business had revenue of $691.68 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $630.21 million. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 41.04% and a net margin of 33.67%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $7.81 EPS. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 38.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Fair Isaac announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 25th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the technology company to repurchase up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on FICO shares. Mizuho started coverage on Fair Isaac in a report on Thursday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $1,416.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,650.00 to $1,400.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,770.00 to $1,528.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,800.00 to $1,700.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $1,650.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,619.36.

About Fair Isaac

Fair Isaac Corporation, commonly known as FICO, is a data analytics and software company best known for its FICO Score, a widely used credit-scoring system that helps lenders assess consumer credit risk. Founded in 1956 by Bill Fair and Earl Isaac, the company has evolved from its origins in statistical credit scoring to a broader focus on predictive analytics, decision management and artificial intelligence-driven solutions for financial services and other industries. FICO is headquartered in San Jose, California, and operates globally, serving clients across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.

FICO’s product portfolio centers on analytics and decisioning technologies.