S&CO Inc. Buys Shares of 130 Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

S&CO Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 130 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $237,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FICO. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 168.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 481 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $958,000 after buying an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Fair Isaac by 20.4% in the first quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 189 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $349,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 11.0% during the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 111 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $215,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 11.8% during the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 747 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,378,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 42.9% during the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,241 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,133,000 after acquiring an additional 673 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,739.98 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $1,607.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,666.87. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 1-year low of $1,300.00 and a 1-year high of $2,402.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.05, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.34.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $7.74 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.36 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $515.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $512.38 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 32.80% and a negative return on equity of 48.88%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $6.54 earnings per share. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.170-38.170 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 24.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 4,942 shares of Fair Isaac 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. This trade represents a 10.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 18,032 shares of company stock worth $28,094,085 over the last quarter. 3.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on FICO. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,950.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Fair Isaac to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Fair Isaac from $1,900.00 to $1,960.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,118.50.

Fair Isaac Company Profile

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.