St. Louis Trust Co Buys New Shares in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

St. Louis Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 630 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,065,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in FICO. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Fair Isaac by 166.7% during the fourth quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 16 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 10 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in Fair Isaac by 280.0% during the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 19 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Torren Management LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac during the third quarter valued at about $34,000. 85.75% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Fair Isaac

In related news, Director Eva Manolis sold 520 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,227.63, for a total value of $638,367.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $422,304.72. This represents a 60.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 3.02% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FICO has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut 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 report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,550.00 to $1,400.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Fair Isaac from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 17th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Fair Isaac from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut 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 report on Thursday, April 2nd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Fair Isaac currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,619.36.

Fair Isaac Trading Up 1.1%

Fair Isaac stock opened at $1,241.39 on Friday. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 1-year low of $870.01 and a 1-year high of $1,998.01. The firm has a market cap of $28.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1,079.93 and a 200-day moving average of $1,414.88.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $12.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.03 by $1.47. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 33.67% and a negative return on equity of 41.04%. The company had revenue of $691.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $630.21 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $7.81 earnings per share. Fair Isaac’s revenue was up 38.7% on a year-over-year basis. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 37.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Fair Isaac declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 25th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology company to repurchase up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Fair Isaac Company 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.