JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Price Target to $1,825.00

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) had its price target boosted by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $1,750.00 to $1,825.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the technology company’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 4.89% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,300.00 to $2,200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Fair Isaac to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,000.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,300.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,118.50.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,739.98 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $41.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.34. Fair Isaac has a one year low of $1,300.00 and a one year high of $2,402.51. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,607.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,670.12.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $7.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.36 by $0.38. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 48.88% and a net margin of 32.80%.The company had revenue of $515.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $512.38 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $6.54 EPS. Fair Isaac’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.170-38.170 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac will post 24.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In other news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 4,942 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,631.34, for a total transaction of $8,062,082.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 43,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $70,485,307.38. The trade was a 10.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 18,032 shares of company stock worth $28,094,085 over the last quarter. Insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Fair Isaac

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FICO. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Fair Isaac during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd acquired a new stake in Fair Isaac in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Fair Isaac in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. 85.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.