Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Buys 33,253 Shares of Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 26.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 161,125 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 33,253 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $272,401,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Fair Isaac by 480,776.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,327,664 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,625,815,000 after acquiring an additional 3,326,972 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,069,749 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,593,971,000 after buying an additional 72,224 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its stake in Fair Isaac by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 894,593 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,512,417,000 after acquiring an additional 86,200 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Fair Isaac by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 719,120 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,213,620,000 after acquiring an additional 8,886 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its stake in Fair Isaac by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 499,836 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $845,037,000 after acquiring an additional 11,363 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FICO has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,650.00 to $1,400.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,800.00 to $1,700.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $1,950.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $1,650.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,770.00 to $1,528.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,619.36.

Fair Isaac Stock Down 0.2%

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,177.22 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $1,120.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,359.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.30 billion, a PE ratio of 37.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.28. Fair Isaac Corporation has a twelve month low of $870.01 and a twelve month high of $1,998.01.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $12.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.03 by $1.47. The business 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%.Fair Isaac’s revenue was up 38.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $7.81 earnings per share. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.450-40.450 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 38.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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