Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Increases Stake in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 5.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 138,891 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 6,954 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $234,811,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in FICO. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 168.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 481 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $958,000 after buying an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 112 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $207,000 after buying an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 46.1% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,138 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,943,000 after buying an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew 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 valued at $25,659,000 after buying an additional 2,146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew 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 valued at $387,431,000 after buying an additional 29,408 shares in the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays lowered their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $1,950.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Robert W. Baird set a $1,549.00 target price on Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Fair Isaac from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Bank of America lowered their target price on Fair Isaac from $1,550.00 to $1,400.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $1,750.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Ten 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, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,619.36.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

NYSE FICO opened at $1,140.90 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.28. Fair Isaac Corporation has a one year low of $870.01 and a one year high of $1,998.01. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $1,104.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,381.60.

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

Fair Isaac announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 25th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology company to repurchase up to 5.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Fair Isaac 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.