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

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The technology company reported $4.15 earnings per share 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 Trading Down 5.2 %

Shares of Fair Isaac stock opened at $1,715.35 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $2,048.56 and a 200-day moving average of $1,959.08. The company has a market cap of $41.92 billion, a PE ratio of 84.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.39. Fair Isaac has a 1-year low of $1,105.65 and a 1-year high of $2,402.51.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FICO has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $2,040.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target 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. Barclays boosted their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Friday, December 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $2,150.00 target price for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,374.00 to $2,661.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,080.08.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In other news, Director Marc F. Mcmorris sold 520 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,152.57, for a total transaction of $1,119,336.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 242 shares in the company, valued at approximately $520,921.94. This represents a 68.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,964.42, for a total value of $273,054.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 2,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,867,832.76. This represents a 5.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,589 shares of company stock worth $31,258,963 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

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.