Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $2.06 EPS

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The technology company reported $4.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.21 by ($2.06), Zacks reports. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 59.47% and a net margin of 29.86%. Fair Isaac updated its FY 2025 guidance to 28.580-28.580 EPS.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

Shares of Fair Isaac stock traded up $8.17 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $1,855.97. The company had a trading volume of 55,180 shares, compared to its average volume of 235,592. Fair Isaac has a one year low of $1,105.65 and a one year high of $2,402.51. The firm has a market cap of $45.36 billion, a PE ratio of 90.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.39. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $2,038.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,958.28.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reduced their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,275.00 to $2,175.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,975.00 to $1,775.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,515.00 to $2,409.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,078.15.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Henry Tayloe Stansbury sold 249 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,338.55, for a total value of $582,298.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 92 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $215,146.60. This represents a 73.02 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 2,680 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,338.21, for a total transaction of $6,266,402.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 5,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,489,133.49. This represents a 31.72 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,589 shares of company stock valued at $31,258,963 over the last quarter. 3.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Fair Isaac

Fair Isaac Corporation develops analytic, software, and digital decisioning technologies and services that enable businesses to automate, enhance, and connect decisions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Scores and Software. The Software segment provides pre-configured analytic and decision management solution designed for various business needs or processes, such as account origination, customer management, customer engagement, fraud detection, financial crimes compliance, and marketing, as well as associated professional services.