Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO Shares Purchased by Capital World Investors

Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 10.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 894,593 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 86,200 shares during the period. Capital World Investors’ holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $1,512,417,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FICO. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 166.7% in the fourth quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 16 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Torren Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 100.0% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 24 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the third quarter worth $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Fair Isaac from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,325.00 to $1,225.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,770.00 to $1,528.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,200.00 to $1,150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,750.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,619.36.

Fair Isaac Trading Down 2.2%

Fair Isaac stock opened at $1,140.90 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $26.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,104.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,381.60. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 12-month low of $870.01 and a 12-month high of $1,998.01.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $12.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $11.03 by $1.47. The business had revenue of $691.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $630.21 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 33.67% and a negative return on equity of 41.04%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $7.81 EPS. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 38.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Fair Isaac declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 25th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the technology company to purchase up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Fair Isaac 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.