Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $1,599.1429.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,325.00 to $1,225.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Mizuho began coverage on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $1,416.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,550.00 to $1,400.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,250.00 to $1,270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,750.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday, April 29th.

Fair Isaac Trading Down 6.9%

Shares of FICO stock opened at $1,045.24 on Tuesday. Fair Isaac has a 12 month low of $870.01 and a 12 month high of $1,998.01. The stock has a market cap of $22.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,212.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,226.43.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $674.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $679.17 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 34.05% and a negative return on equity of 32.51%. The company’s revenue was up 25.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $8.57 EPS. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.430-42.430 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Fair Isaac will post 38 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Fair Isaac

In other news, Director Eva Manolis sold 967 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,400.00, for a total value of $1,353,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $697,200. This represents a 66.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 3.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FICO. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 480,776.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,327,664 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,625,815,000 after buying an additional 3,326,972 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 894,593 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,512,417,000 after acquiring an additional 86,200 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 719,120 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,213,620,000 after acquiring an additional 8,886 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 499,836 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $845,037,000 after acquiring an additional 11,363 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 458,085 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $774,518,000 after acquiring an additional 53,980 shares in the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.