Motley Fool Asset Management LLC Purchases 541 Shares of Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Motley Fool Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 25.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,644 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 541 shares during the period. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $4,470,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of FICO. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 480,776.3% in the fourth 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 buying an additional 3,326,972 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 874.4% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 808,393 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,209,784,000 after purchasing an additional 725,432 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter valued at about $516,615,000. Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 402.8% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 377,883 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $565,513,000 after purchasing an additional 302,734 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter valued at about $490,209,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FICO opened at $1,224.12 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,115.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,368.17. The firm has a market cap of $28.39 billion, a PE ratio of 38.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.28. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 1 year low of $870.01 and a 1 year high of $1,998.01.

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

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FICO has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,650.00 to $1,400.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $1,950.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,550.00 to $1,400.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,800.00 to $1,700.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,750.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.