Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $6.11 Million Stock Holdings in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) by 8.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,070 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 300 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $6,112,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 189,461.6% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 538,355 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,046,304,000 after acquiring an additional 538,071 shares in the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd raised its stake in Fair Isaac by 1,270.9% during the 3rd quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 73,276 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $142,413,000 after purchasing an additional 67,931 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 46.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 207,026 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $402,358,000 after purchasing an additional 65,297 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 35.1% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 241,149 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $468,677,000 after buying an additional 62,653 shares during the period. Finally, Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 1,845.2% during the third quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 37,133 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $72,169,000 after buying an additional 35,224 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FICO has been the topic of several research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,374.00 to $2,661.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective 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. Oppenheimer dropped their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,515.00 to $2,409.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays boosted their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $2,500.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday. Five research 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, Fair Isaac presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,078.15.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Marc F. Mcmorris sold 520 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,152.57, for a total value of $1,119,336.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 242 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $520,921.94. This trade represents a 68.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,964.42, for a total transaction of $273,054.38. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,478 shares in the company, valued at $4,867,832.76. This trade represents a 5.31 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 13,589 shares of company stock valued at $31,258,963. 3.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

FICO stock opened at $1,881.80 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $2,028.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1,957.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.39. Fair Isaac Co. has a 52-week low of $1,105.65 and a 52-week high of $2,402.51.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $4.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.21 by ($2.06). Fair Isaac had a net margin of 29.86% and a negative return on equity of 59.47%. Equities analysts expect that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.