First Trust Advisors LP Has $7.50 Million Holdings in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 113.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 7,026 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,741 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $7,501,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bayban acquired a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 166.7% during the fourth quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 16 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Torren Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Key Fair Isaac News

Here are the key news stories impacting Fair Isaac this week:

• Positive Sentiment: FICO beat earnings expectations and raised its outlook. Fiscal third-quarter EPS was $12.18, above the roughly $11.76–$12.02 consensus range, while revenue increased 25.7% year over year to $674.2 million. The company raised fiscal 2026 EPS guidance to $42.43, slightly ahead of the $42.06 consensus, with revenue guidance of approximately $2.5 billion. Fair Isaac Raises Guidance As FICO Score Business Drives Growth
• Positive Sentiment: The Scores business remained the key growth engine. Demand for FICO Scores drove revenue growth, operating leverage and margin expansion. Operating profit rose 38.1% year over year to $362.6 million, and operating cash flow increased 32.9% to $380.4 million. Fair Isaac Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Scores, Revenues Up Year Over Year
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remained constructive. Wolfe Research maintained a Buy rating with a $1,450 price target, citing earnings strength, margin expansion and growing platform annual recurring revenue. Needham also reaffirmed its Buy rating with a $1,650 target. Analyst Maintains Buy on FICO
• Neutral Sentiment: Performance was mixed across business lines. Revenue fell short of analyst expectations near $679 million to $692 million, depending on the estimate cited. Strong Scores demand and profitability were partly offset by softer software growth.
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term mortgage headwinds and downside guidance details pressured the stock. Investors appear concerned that weaker mortgage activity and slower software momentum could limit growth, making the revenue miss more important than the EPS beat. The sharp reaction marked the stock’s weakest performance in several years. FICO Stock Drops the Most in 6 Years

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FICO has been the subject of several analyst reports. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $1,950.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $1,650.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Fair Isaac from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,750.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,325.00 to $1,225.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,600.93.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Eva Manolis sold 967 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,400.00, for a total transaction of $1,353,800.00. Following the sale, the director owned 498 shares in the company, valued at approximately $697,200. This trade represents a 66.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 3.02% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Stock Down 1.3%

FICO opened at $1,124.66 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.29. Fair Isaac Corporation has a twelve month low of $870.01 and a twelve month high of $1,998.01. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,216.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,233.28.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $12.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.76 by $0.42. The firm had revenue of $674.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $679.17 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 34.05% and a negative return on equity of 32.51%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 25.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $8.57 EPS. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.430-42.430 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.