Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) Shares Acquired by Gotham Asset Management LLC

Gotham Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO - Free Report) by 51.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,729 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 933 shares during the quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC's holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $5,433,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in FICO. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,903,694 shares of the technology company's stock worth $5,781,051,000 after acquiring an additional 22,178 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Fair Isaac by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 678,613 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,351,073,000 after acquiring an additional 5,371 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Fair Isaac by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 663,035 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,318,630,000 after acquiring an additional 17,656 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in Fair Isaac by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 254,282 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $506,257,000 after acquiring an additional 13,133 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Fair Isaac by 20.1% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 254,201 shares of the technology company's stock worth $506,096,000 after buying an additional 42,588 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company's stock.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

Shares of Fair Isaac stock traded up $19.53 during trading on Friday, hitting $2,199.97. The stock had a trading volume of 163,779 shares, compared to its average volume of 175,296. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $1,915.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,985.66. The stock has a market cap of $53.55 billion, a PE ratio of 100.96, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.40. Fair Isaac Co. has a 12 month low of $1,266.72 and a 12 month high of $2,402.52.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The technology company reported $7.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.33 by $0.48. The company had revenue of $498.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $500.45 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 30.66% and a negative return on equity of 53.40%. The firm's revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $6.14 EPS. Analysts expect that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Fair Isaac news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 592 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,170.34, for a total transaction of $1,284,841.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 42,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $91,453,786.92. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 4,077 shares of Fair Isaac stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,057.05, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 29.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 17,933 shares of company stock valued at $35,250,629 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.46% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FICO has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,775.00 to $1,837.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,116.00 to $2,293.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,650.00 to $2,600.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Fair Isaac from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $2,040.00 to $2,170.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Raymond James raised their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,030.00 to $2,230.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Fair Isaac currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $2,299.31.

Fair Isaac Profile

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.