Arlington Financial Advisors LLC Acquires 227 Shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Arlington Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO - Free Report) by 100.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 452 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the period. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $834,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in FICO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Fair Isaac by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 673,242 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,308,460,000 after purchasing an additional 7,466 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in 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 last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Fair Isaac by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 130 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $256,000 after acquiring an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter valued at $251,000. Finally, Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 802 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,597,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. 85.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Fair Isaac Trading Up 0.9%

FICO traded up $15.42 on Thursday, reaching $1,770.45. The stock had a trading volume of 79,732 shares, compared to its average volume of 189,187. Fair Isaac Co. has a fifty-two week low of $1,287.99 and a fifty-two week high of $2,402.52. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1,892.55 and a 200-day moving average of $1,948.40. The company has a market capitalization of $43.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.40.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on FICO. Barclays cut their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,350.00 to $2,250.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Baird R W upgraded Fair Isaac from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Bank of America began coverage on Fair Isaac in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $2,800.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Fair Isaac from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their target price for the company from $2,040.00 to $2,170.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,650.00 to $2,600.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $2,304.15.

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.