Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Stock Price Up 4.6% – Should You Buy?

Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) shares were up 4.6% during mid-day trading on Monday. The stock traded as high as $692.59 and last traded at $698.0340. Approximately 183,107 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 57% from the average session volume of 429,114 shares. The stock had previously closed at $667.58.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,750.00 to $1,230.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Fair Isaac from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Huber Research lowered shares of Fair Isaac to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,350.00 to $950.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,143.50.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $953.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,080.74. The stock has a market cap of $15.58 billion, a PE ratio of 20.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.35.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $12.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.76 by $0.42. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 34.05% and a negative return on equity of 32.51%. The company had revenue of $674.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $679.17 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $8.57 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.430-42.430 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 36.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Fair Isaac

In related news, Director Eva Manolis sold 967 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,400.00, for a total value of $1,353,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $697,200. This trade represents a 66.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 3.02% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fair Isaac

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,491,517,000. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the second quarter worth $433,508,000. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 95.0% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 223,798 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $267,389,000 after acquiring an additional 109,027 shares in the last quarter. Lindsell Train Ltd increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 15.2% in the 1st quarter. Lindsell Train Ltd now owns 249,422 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $266,268,000 after acquiring an additional 32,829 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 9.2% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 175,917 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $187,798,000 after acquiring an additional 14,792 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

About Fair Isaac

Fair Isaac Corporation, known as FICO, develops analytics and software used by businesses to make decisions about credit, risk, fraud, customer engagement and other operational activities. The company is best known for the FICO Score, a credit-risk scoring system used by lenders to help evaluate consumer creditworthiness.

FICO’s offerings include credit scoring solutions, decision-management software, fraud detection and identity verification tools, and analytics platforms. Its products are used by financial institutions, insurers, retailers, telecommunications companies and other organizations to automate decisions, manage risk and improve customer relationships.