Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Invests $21.34 Million in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 10,720 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $21,343,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in FICO. Nebula Research & Development LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,540,000. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 60,521 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $117,624,000 after buying an additional 12,038 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Fair Isaac by 168.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 481 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $958,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter valued at $394,000. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its position in Fair Isaac by 31.8% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 12,947 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,777,000 after purchasing an additional 3,125 shares during the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Fair Isaac

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 sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at $91,453,786.92. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Marc F. Mcmorris sold 797 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,087.50, for a total transaction of $1,663,737.50. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 242 shares in the company, valued at $505,175. This represents a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 17,933 shares of company stock valued at $35,250,629. Insiders own 3.46% of the company's stock.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

NYSE FICO traded up $44.85 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $1,729.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 446,471 shares, compared to its average volume of 188,782. The stock has a market cap of $42.11 billion, a PE ratio of 79.39, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.40. Fair Isaac Co. has a fifty-two week low of $1,266.72 and a fifty-two week high of $2,402.52. The company's 50-day moving average is $1,899.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,960.03.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The technology company reported $7.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $7.33 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $498.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $6.14 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $2,500.00 price objective (up previously from $2,225.00) on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Fair Isaac from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $2,021.00 to $1,900.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,500.00 to $2,575.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Fair Isaac from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,116.00 to $2,293.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $2,304.15.

Fair Isaac Company 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.