Captrust Financial Advisors Purchases 180 Shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO - Free Report) by 30.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 780 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors' holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $1,553,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in FICO. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position in Fair Isaac by 160.0% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 13 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Avalon Trust Co bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. 85.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

FICO traded up $19.53 on Friday, reaching $2,199.97. The company had a trading volume of 163,779 shares, compared to its average volume of 175,296. Fair Isaac Co. has a fifty-two week low of $1,266.72 and a fifty-two week high of $2,402.52. The stock has a market cap of $53.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 100.96, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.40. The company's fifty day moving average is $1,915.89 and its 200 day moving average is $1,985.66.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The technology company reported $7.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $7.33 by $0.48. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 30.66% and a negative return on equity of 53.40%. The business had revenue of $498.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $500.45 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $6.14 EPS. Fair Isaac's quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Fair Isaac from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $2,040.00 to $2,170.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $2,500.00 price target (up from $2,225.00) on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,350.00 to $2,250.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,775.00 to $1,837.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $2,299.31.

Insider Activity at Fair Isaac

In other Fair Isaac news, Director Marc F. Mcmorris sold 797 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,087.50, for a total value of $1,663,737.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 242 shares of the company's stock, valued at $505,175. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO William J. Lansing sold 4,092 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,727.69, for a total transaction of $7,069,707.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at $72,801,401.22. This represents a 8.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 17,933 shares of company stock worth $35,250,629. Insiders own 3.46% of the company's stock.

About Fair Isaac

Fair Isaac Corporation develops analytic, software, and digital decisioning technologies and services that enable businesses to automate, enhance, and connect decisions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Scores and Software. The Software segment provides pre-configured analytic and decision management solution designed for various business needs or processes, such as account origination, customer management, customer engagement, fraud detection, financial crimes compliance, and marketing, as well as associated professional services.