Capital International Investors Boosts Stake in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Capital International Investors boosted its stake in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 380,750 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 2,867 shares during the quarter. Capital International Investors’ holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $643,704,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 14,721 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $22,030,000 after purchasing an additional 3,302 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the 3rd quarter worth $1,580,000. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter worth $2,379,000. Akre Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 2,751.4% during the 3rd quarter. Akre Capital Management LLC now owns 260,849 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $390,368,000 after purchasing an additional 251,701 shares during the period. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 168.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 481 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $958,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FICO has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America reduced their price target on 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. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $1,750.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective 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. UBS Group dropped their price objective 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. Finally, Mizuho began coverage on Fair Isaac in a report on Thursday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $1,416.00 price objective for the company. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,619.36.

Fair Isaac Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE FICO opened at $1,140.90 on Monday. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 12-month low of $870.01 and a 12-month high of $1,998.01. The company has a market cap of $26.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $1,104.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,378.91.

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

Fair Isaac announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 25th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology company to repurchase up to 5.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.