Calamos Advisors LLC Acquires 5,239 Shares of Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Calamos Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 413.2% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 6,507 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,239 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $11,895,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Fair Isaac in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. 85.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on FICO. Griffin Securities set a $1,800.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Monday, August 18th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,590.00 to $1,640.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,230.00 to $1,800.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Oppenheimer downgraded Fair Isaac from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Fair Isaac has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,118.50.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FICO opened at $1,738.32 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $1,627.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,665.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.21 billion, a PE ratio of 67.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.34. Fair Isaac Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $1,300.00 and a fifty-two week high of $2,400.00.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $7.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.36 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $515.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $512.38 million. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 48.88% and a net margin of 32.80%.Fair Isaac’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $6.54 earnings per share. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.170-38.170 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 24.15 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 6,011 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,537.50, for a total value of $9,241,912.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 42,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,787,175. The trade was a 12.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 20,432 shares of company stock valued at $32,252,997. 3.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Fair Isaac Profile

Fair Isaac Corporation develops analytic, software, and digital decisioning technologies and services that enable businesses to automate, enhance, and connect decisions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Scores and Software. The Software segment provides pre-configured analytic and decision management solution designed for various business needs or processes, such as account origination, customer management, customer engagement, fraud detection, financial crimes compliance, and marketing, as well as associated professional services.