Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO Stake Cut by Stephens Inc. AR

Stephens Inc. AR cut its position in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,693 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 11 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $3,095,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the first quarter valued at $28,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Fair Isaac by 41.7% in the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 17 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 5 shares during the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on FICO shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Fair Isaac to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Raymond James Financial lowered their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,230.00 to $1,800.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 31st. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,650.00 to $1,800.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Fair Isaac from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,137.43.

Insider Transactions at Fair Isaac

In related news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 6,011 shares of Fair Isaac stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,537.50, for a total transaction of $9,241,912.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 42,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $64,787,175. The trade was a 12.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders sold 18,032 shares of company stock worth $28,094,085 over the last quarter. 3.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Fair Isaac Stock Up 0.6%

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,575.62 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $1,549.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $1,687.08. The firm has a market cap of $37.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.62, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.35. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 52-week low of $1,300.00 and a 52-week high of $2,402.51.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The technology company reported $8.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.75 by $0.82. The firm had revenue of $536.42 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $520.40 million. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 48.88% and a net margin of 32.80%.Fair Isaac’s revenue was up 19.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $6.25 earnings per share. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2025 guidance at 29.150-29.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 24.15 EPS for the current year.

About Fair Isaac

Fair Isaac Corporation develops analytic, software, and digital decisioning technologies and services that enable businesses to automate, enhance, and connect decisions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Scores and Software. The Software segment provides pre-configured analytic and decision management solution designed for various business needs or processes, such as account origination, customer management, customer engagement, fraud detection, financial crimes compliance, and marketing, as well as associated professional services.