Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) Receives $1,627.93 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $1,627.9286.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on FICO shares. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of 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 decreased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,770.00 to $1,528.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price 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. Barclays cut their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $1,950.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,250.00 to $1,270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd.

Institutional Trading of Fair Isaac

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 480,776.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,327,664 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,625,815,000 after purchasing an additional 3,326,972 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 894,593 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,512,417,000 after purchasing an additional 86,200 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 719,120 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,213,620,000 after purchasing an additional 8,886 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 499,836 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $845,037,000 after purchasing an additional 11,363 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 13.4% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 458,085 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $774,518,000 after purchasing an additional 53,980 shares in the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

Fair Isaac stock opened at $1,277.40 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $1,178.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $1,280.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.62 billion, a PE ratio of 40.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.29. Fair Isaac has a one year low of $870.01 and a one year high of $1,998.01.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued 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. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 33.67% and a negative return on equity of 41.04%. The company had revenue of $691.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $630.21 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $7.81 earnings per share. Fair Isaac’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.7% on a year-over-year basis. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Fair Isaac will post 38.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.