Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Makes New $627,000 Investment in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 419 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $627,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Fair Isaac by 1.2% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,997,525 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,479,356,000 after purchasing an additional 35,091 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,083,410 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,980,430,000 after buying an additional 13,018 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 712,699 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,299,727,000 after buying an additional 13,906 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 404,105 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $604,819,000 after buying an additional 30,253 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 397,389 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $726,411,000 after acquiring an additional 10,771 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on FICO shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,070.00 to $1,777.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,100.00 to $2,200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,900.00 to $1,960.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,750.00 to $1,825.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,071.43.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

FICO opened at $1,392.04 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,643.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,598.50. The firm has a market cap of $33.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.52, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.27. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 1 year low of $1,284.30 and a 1 year high of $2,217.60.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $7.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.08 by $0.25. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 40.98% and a net margin of 31.89%.The firm had revenue of $766.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $501.05 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $5.79 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.170-38.170 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 24.15 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In other news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 2,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,732.88, for a total transaction of $4,158,912.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 10,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,945,577.04. This represents a 18.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Eva Manolis sold 521 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,825.83, for a total transaction of $951,257.43. Following the sale, the director owned 344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $628,085.52. This represents a 60.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 4,347 shares of company stock valued at $7,691,229 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.02% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac 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.