Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Stock: Insider David Rey Acquires 8 Shares

Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) Director David Rey bought 8 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $1,636.65 per share, for a total transaction of $13,093.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,283,085.65. This trade represents a 0.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Fair Isaac Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of Fair Isaac stock traded down $5.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $702.32. 676,271 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 986,979. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.36. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $827.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,107.10. Fair Isaac Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $586.05 and a fifty-two week high of $1,858.91.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The technology company reported $11.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.69 by $0.41. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 34.05% and a negative return on equity of 32.51%. The firm had revenue of $657.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $651.73 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $7.74 EPS. Fair Isaac’s revenue was up 27.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 40.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fair Isaac

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the 2nd quarter worth $2,491,517,000. Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new position in Fair Isaac during the second quarter valued at approximately $433,508,000. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 95.0% in the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 223,798 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $267,389,000 after buying an additional 109,027 shares during the last quarter. 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 buying an additional 14,792 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 2nd quarter worth about $173,157,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Fair Isaac

Here are the key news stories impacting Fair Isaac this week:

• Positive Sentiment: FICO beat Q4 earnings and revenue estimates, with record revenue and EPS growth. The company cited score pricing and adoption, mortgage pricing, and software growth as contributors; strong cash flow also supported the outlook. FICO Q4 Earnings Beat on Scores, Pricing and Software Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views were mixed despite several target reductions: Needham kept a Buy rating and Barclays remained Overweight, while JPMorgan rated the shares Neutral. Autonomous Research raised its target. Needham Adjusts Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: FICO withheld fiscal 2027 guidance amid uncertainty over mortgage pricing. Weak mortgage volumes and a $0.99 competitor sharing the pricing grid raise questions about future mortgage-score revenue and pricing power. FICO Q4’26 Earnings Call Highlights Pricing Uncertainty for FY27
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms lowered price targets, including Wells Fargo ($735 to $650), JPMorgan ($900 to $800), Barclays ($875 to $800), and Needham ($1,100 to $925). Debt questions added to investor concerns despite the earnings beat. Fair Isaac Stock Shrugs Off Q4 Results Despite Debt Questions

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Fair Isaac from $1,150.00 to $897.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 26th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho set a $901.00 price target on Fair Isaac in a report on Friday. Huber Research cut Fair Isaac to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Fair Isaac from $735.00 to $650.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $917.44.

Fair Isaac Company Profile

Fair Isaac Corporation, commonly known as FICO, develops analytics and decision-management software used by businesses to assess risk, detect fraud and make customer-related decisions. The company is best known for the FICO Score, a credit-risk scoring system used by lenders and other financial institutions to evaluate consumer creditworthiness.

FICO’s offerings include credit scoring solutions, decisioning platforms, fraud-detection tools, customer management software and predictive analytics.