Empowered Funds LLC Makes New $3.31 Million Investment in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 2,771 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,311,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 168.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 481 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $958,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 112 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 46.1% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,138 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,943,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 14,037 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,659,000 after purchasing an additional 2,146 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 16.1% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 211,947 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $387,431,000 after purchasing an additional 29,408 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In other news, Director Eva Manolis sold 967 shares of the business’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 transaction of $1,353,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 498 shares in the company, valued at approximately $697,200. The trade was a 66.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 3.02% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $1,675.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $1,650.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Fair Isaac from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $1,525.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,553.69.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,103.32 on Wednesday. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 1 year low of $870.01 and a 1 year high of $1,998.01. The stock has a market cap of $23.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,175.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,170.73.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $12.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $11.76 by $0.42. The firm had revenue of $674.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $679.17 million. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 32.51% and a net margin of 34.05%.The firm’s revenue was up 25.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $8.57 earnings per share. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.430-42.430 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 37.37 EPS for the current year.

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.