Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO Shares Sold by Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado

Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado lessened its stake in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 12.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 13,652 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 2,000 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $23,080,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $5,625,815,000 after acquiring an additional 3,326,972 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 2.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,069,749 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,593,971,000 after buying an additional 72,224 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 894,593 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,512,417,000 after buying an additional 86,200 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Fair Isaac by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 719,120 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,213,620,000 after buying an additional 8,886 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its position in Fair Isaac by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 499,836 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $845,037,000 after buying an additional 11,363 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

NYSE FICO opened at $1,177.22 on Monday. Fair Isaac Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $870.01 and a fifty-two week high of $1,998.01. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $1,120.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,359.91. The firm has a market cap of $27.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.28.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $12.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.03 by $1.47. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 41.04% and a net margin of 33.67%.The company had revenue of $691.68 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $630.21 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $7.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 38.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 38.06 EPS for the current year.

Fair Isaac declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback 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 repurchase up to 5.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on FICO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on 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. Robert W. Baird set a $1,549.00 target price on Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $1,950.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $1,650.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Fair Isaac from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,619.36.

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.