Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) Shares Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lowered its position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO - Free Report) by 63.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 34,592 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 60,880 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned about 0.14% of Fair Isaac worth $40,265,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 112,366.2% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 399,255 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $464,737,000 after purchasing an additional 398,900 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 39.6% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 366,865 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $318,633,000 after purchasing an additional 104,161 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Fair Isaac by 52.2% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 239,644 shares of the technology company's stock worth $208,138,000 after purchasing an additional 82,214 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in Fair Isaac by 191.0% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 111,635 shares of the technology company's stock worth $96,958,000 after purchasing an additional 73,267 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Fair Isaac by 13.6% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 359,549 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $312,279,000 after purchasing an additional 42,998 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on FICO shares. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,234.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Redburn Atlantic initiated coverage on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $1,113.00 price target for the company. Raymond James lifted their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,413.00 to $1,418.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $1,350.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $1,500.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Monday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,224.40.

Fair Isaac Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSE FICO traded up $6.92 on Friday, reaching $1,411.35. 246,644 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 242,107. Fair Isaac Co. has a fifty-two week low of $745.45 and a fifty-two week high of $1,415.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.78 and a beta of 1.24. The business's fifty day moving average price is $1,232.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $1,191.30.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The technology company reported $5.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.89 by $0.20. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 29.99% and a negative return on equity of 62.28%. The firm had revenue of $433.81 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $425.94 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac Co. will post 19.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,225.93, for a total transaction of $9,807,440.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 20,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,300,743.34. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, Director Joanna Rees sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,255.00, for a total transaction of $1,255,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 21,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,503,090. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO William J. Lansing sold 8,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,225.93, for a total transaction of $9,807,440.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 20,638 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,300,743.34. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 25,500 shares of company stock valued at $30,941,120. 3.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.

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