Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO – Free Report) by 3.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,184 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 463 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of Fair Isaac worth $25,670,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position 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 valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 10 shares during the period. Torren Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 280.0% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 19 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position 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 valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 12 shares during the period. Finally, Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on FICO shares. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,200.00 to $1,150.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Fair Isaac from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,550.00 to $1,400.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,650.00 to $1,400.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Fair Isaac from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 17th. Ten 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 stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,619.36.
Fair Isaac Trading Down 0.6%
Shares of FICO opened at $1,167.90 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $1,102.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,383.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.99, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.28. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 1-year low of $870.01 and a 1-year high of $1,998.01.
Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $12.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.03 by $1.47. The firm had revenue of $691.68 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $7.81 EPS. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 38.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Fair Isaac announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 25th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the technology company to reacquire up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
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.
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