Caxton Associates LP Acquires 681 Shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Caxton Associates LP lifted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO - Free Report) by 81.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,521 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 681 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LP's holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $3,028,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in FICO. Mechanics Bank Trust Department lifted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Mechanics Bank Trust Department now owns 112 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $223,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC boosted its position in Fair Isaac by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 473 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $942,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the period. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 306 shares of the technology company's stock worth $609,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. boosted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 122 shares of the technology company's stock worth $243,000 after buying an additional 6 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in Fair Isaac by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 621 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,236,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company's stock.

Fair Isaac Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of FICO stock traded up $36.12 on Wednesday, hitting $2,096.98. 159,907 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 178,294. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.04 billion, a PE ratio of 96.24, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.40. The firm's 50 day moving average is $1,870.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,979.14. Fair Isaac Co. has a one year low of $1,238.69 and a one year high of $2,402.52.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The technology company reported $7.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analysts' expectations of $500.45 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $6.14 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Fair Isaac from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $2,040.00 to $2,170.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Barclays lowered their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,350.00 to $2,250.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 4th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $2,500.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,515.00 to $2,409.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $2,277.46.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Fair Isaac news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 4,092 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,727.69, for a total value of $7,069,707.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $72,801,401.22. This trade represents a 8.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 4,077 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,057.05, for a total value of $8,386,592.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 9,974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,517,016.70. This represents a 29.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 17,135 shares of company stock valued at $31,505,623 over the last ninety days. 3.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.