Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Hold”

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Sunday.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on FICO. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,800.00 to $1,700.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,325.00 to $1,225.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,650.00 to $1,400.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $1,750.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,200.00 to $1,150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,655.07.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

Shares of FICO stock opened at $1,099.35 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $1,095.16 and its 200-day moving average is $1,427.79. The stock has a market cap of $25.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.82, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.24. Fair Isaac has a 52-week low of $870.01 and a 52-week high of $2,217.60.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $12.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.03 by $1.47. The company had revenue of $691.68 million for 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%. Fair Isaac’s quarterly revenue was up 38.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $7.81 EPS. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Fair Isaac will post 37.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Fair Isaac declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 25th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to repurchase up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Eva Manolis sold 520 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,227.63, for a total transaction of $638,367.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 344 shares in the company, valued at approximately $422,304.72. This represents a 60.19% 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. 3.02% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fair Isaac

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Fair Isaac by 480,776.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,327,664 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,625,815,000 after acquiring an additional 3,326,972 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its position in Fair Isaac by 874.4% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 808,393 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,209,784,000 after acquiring an additional 725,432 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors bought a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter worth $516,615,000. Capital International Investors grew its position in Fair Isaac by 402.8% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 377,883 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $565,513,000 after acquiring an additional 302,734 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter worth $490,209,000. Institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

About Fair Isaac

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.