Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $1,655.0714.

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,650.00 to $1,400.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Fair Isaac from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,800.00 to $1,700.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Robert W. Baird set a $1,549.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of 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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Fair Isaac news, Director Eva Manolis sold 520 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,227.63, for a total value of $638,367.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $422,304.72. The trade was a 60.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 3.02% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fair Isaac

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 3,326,972 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,069,749 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,593,971,000 after buying an additional 72,224 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 894,593 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,512,417,000 after buying an additional 86,200 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 719,120 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,213,620,000 after buying an additional 8,886 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 499,836 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $845,037,000 after buying an additional 11,363 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Stock Up 7.8%

NYSE FICO opened at $1,183.95 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $1,089.37 and its 200-day moving average is $1,424.37. Fair Isaac has a 12-month low of $870.01 and a 12-month high of $2,217.60. The firm has a market cap of $27.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.24.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $691.68 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $630.21 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 33.67% and a negative return on equity of 41.04%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 38.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $7.81 earnings per share. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Fair Isaac will post 37.99 EPS for the current year.

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

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.