Maestria Partners LLC Purchases New Position in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Maestria Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 7,976 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,484,000. Fair Isaac makes up 3.9% of Maestria Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of FICO. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Fair Isaac by 166.7% during the 4th quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 16 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Torren Management LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in Fair Isaac by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 24 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on FICO shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,325.00 to $1,225.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Fair Isaac from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday. Barclays cut their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $1,950.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,770.00 to $1,528.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Mizuho began coverage on Fair Isaac in a report on Thursday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $1,416.00 target price on the stock. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Fair Isaac presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,619.36.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

Shares of Fair Isaac stock opened at $1,224.37 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $28.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,112.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,371.67. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 1-year low of $870.01 and a 1-year high of $1,998.01.

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

Fair Isaac declared that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 25th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the technology company to repurchase up to 5.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Fair Isaac Company 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.