Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) – What Are Brokerages Thinking About This Stock?

Shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $1,113.50.

Several brokerages have weighed in on FICO. Susquehanna set a $700.00 price objective on Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of Fair Isaac from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $935.00 to $875.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Fair Isaac from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Fair Isaac from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $1,400.00 to $700.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 30th.

Fair Isaac Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE FICO opened at $769.81 on Friday. Fair Isaac has a 1-year low of $586.05 and a 1-year high of $1,858.91. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $935.43 and a 200-day moving average of $1,074.64. The firm has a market cap of $16.63 billion, a PE ratio of 22.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.35.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $12.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.76 by $0.42. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 32.51% and a net margin of 34.05%. The company had revenue of $674.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $679.17 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $8.57 EPS. Fair Isaac’s quarterly revenue was up 25.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.430-42.430 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac will post 36.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Fair Isaac

In other Fair Isaac news, Director Eva Manolis sold 967 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,400.00, for a total value of $1,353,800.00. Following the sale, the director owned 498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $697,200. This trade represents a 66.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 3.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bayban bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 52.3% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 67 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter worth approximately $52,000. Institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Company Profile

Fair Isaac Corporation, known as FICO, develops analytics and software used by businesses to make decisions about credit, risk, fraud, customer engagement and other operational activities. The company is best known for the FICO Score, a credit-risk scoring system used by lenders to help evaluate consumer creditworthiness.

FICO’s offerings include credit scoring solutions, decision-management software, fraud detection and identity verification tools, and analytics platforms. Its products are used by financial institutions, insurers, retailers, telecommunications companies and other organizations to automate decisions, manage risk and improve customer relationships.