4D Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

4D Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 20.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 4,000 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,000 shares during the quarter. Fair Isaac makes up approximately 3.7% of 4D Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. 4D Advisors LLC’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $6,762,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Heartland Bank & Trust Co raised its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 1.3% in the third quarter. Heartland Bank & Trust Co now owns 464 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $694,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Fair Isaac by 4.6% in the third quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 136 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Fair Isaac by 5.7% in the first quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 112 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Fair Isaac by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 367 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $620,000 after purchasing an additional 7 shares in the last quarter. Finally, San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Fair Isaac by 2.8% in the third quarter. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 253 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 7 shares in the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,126.49 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1,124.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,346.46. The company has a market cap of $26.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.28. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $12.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.03 by $1.47. The company had revenue of $691.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $630.21 million. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 41.04% and a net margin of 33.67%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 38.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $7.81 EPS. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 38.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Fair Isaac declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 25th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology company to reacquire up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FICO has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised Fair Isaac from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $1,650.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,750.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,110.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,550.00 to $1,400.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,626.50.

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.