SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. Takes Position in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 3,450 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,163,000. Fair Isaac accounts for approximately 3.0% of SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FICO. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Fair Isaac during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Fair Isaac by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 20 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in Fair Isaac by 280.0% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 19 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Fair Isaac

In other Fair Isaac news, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 1,426 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,810.00, for a total transaction of $2,581,060.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 2,804 shares in the company, valued at $5,075,240. This represents a 33.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Joanna Rees sold 358 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,360.00, for a total transaction of $486,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,237,440. The trade was a 3.10% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 2,305 shares of company stock valued at $4,019,197. 3.02% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on FICO shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of Fair Isaac from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,900.00 to $1,960.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $1,975.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Fair Isaac from $1,750.00 to $1,825.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,994.62.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FICO opened at $1,303.08 on Thursday. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 1 year low of $1,193.09 and a 1 year high of $2,217.60. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $1,528.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,589.12. The firm has a market cap of $30.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.23, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.27.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $7.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.08 by $0.25. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 40.98% and a net margin of 31.89%.The firm had revenue of $766.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $501.05 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $5.79 earnings per share. Fair Isaac’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.170-38.170 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 24.15 EPS for the current year.

Fair Isaac announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 25th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to repurchase up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Fair Isaac Profile

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.