Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO Stock: Inspire Investing LLC Decreases Stake

Key Points

• Inspire Investing reduced its Fair Isaac stake by 35.3% in the third quarter, selling 1,915 shares and retaining 3,513 shares valued at approximately $2.08 million. Institutional investors collectively own 85.75% of FICO.
• FICO reported quarterly EPS of $12.18, exceeding estimates of $11.76, while revenue rose 25.7% year over year to $674.19 million, slightly below expectations.
• Analysts have lowered their price targets amid a sharp stock decline, but the consensus remains a “Moderate Buy” with an average target of $1,095.94; FICO recently opened at $814.09.

Inspire Investing LLC reduced its position in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO - Free Report) by 35.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,513 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 1,915 shares during the quarter. Inspire Investing LLC's holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $2,081,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FICO. T3 Companies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,426,000. Titan Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Fair Isaac during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,093,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 28.5% during the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 167 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $99,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Sage Private Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in Fair Isaac during the third quarter valued at approximately $316,000. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Fair Isaac by 2.9% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 577 shares of the technology company's stock worth $342,000 after buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

FICO stock opened at $814.09 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $17.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.52, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.35. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $909.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,065.05. Fair Isaac Corporation has a one year low of $586.05 and a one year high of $1,858.91.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $12.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $11.76 by $0.42. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 34.05% and a negative return on equity of 32.51%. The business had revenue of $674.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $679.17 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $8.57 EPS. The company's revenue was up 25.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.430-42.430 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 36.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Eva Manolis sold 967 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,400.00, for a total transaction of $1,353,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 498 shares of the company's stock, valued at $697,200. This represents a 66.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 3.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Fair Isaac from $1,549.00 to $1,070.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Huber Research cut Fair Isaac to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Mizuho cut their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,344.00 to $1,063.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 19th. Raymond James Financial cut their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,750.00 to $1,230.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $1,322.00 price target on Fair Isaac in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Fair Isaac presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $1,095.94.

About Fair Isaac

Fair Isaac Corporation, commonly known as FICO, develops analytics and decision-management software used by businesses to assess risk, detect fraud and make customer-related decisions. The company is best known for the FICO Score, a credit-risk scoring system used by lenders and other financial institutions to evaluate consumer creditworthiness.

FICO's offerings include credit scoring solutions, decisioning platforms, fraud-detection tools, customer management software and predictive analytics.

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