Akre Capital Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Akre Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 6.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 277,445 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,596 shares during the period. Fair Isaac makes up approximately 5.1% of Akre Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Akre Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $469,054,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of FICO. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 26.0% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 161,125 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $272,401,000 after purchasing an additional 33,253 shares in the last quarter. Altrafin AG acquired a new stake in Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter valued at $2,117,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 503 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $850,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $259,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fortis Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Fortis Capital Management LLC now owns 4,142 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,003,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,325.00 to $1,225.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings raised Fair Isaac from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,200.00 to $1,150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $1,650.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Mizuho assumed coverage on Fair Isaac in a report on Thursday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $1,416.00 price target for the company. Ten equities research 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, Fair Isaac presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,619.36.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

Shares of FICO opened at $1,177.22 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.29, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.28. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $1,120.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,362.61. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 52 week low of $870.01 and a 52 week high of $1,998.01.

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

Fair Isaac declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 25th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to purchase up to 5.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.