Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The technology company reported $4.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.21 by ($2.06), Zacks reports. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 59.47% and a net margin of 29.86%. Fair Isaac updated its FY 2025 guidance to 28.580-28.580 EPS.

Fair Isaac Stock Down 5.2 %

Shares of NYSE FICO opened at $1,715.35 on Wednesday. Fair Isaac has a 12-month low of $1,105.65 and a 12-month high of $2,402.51. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $2,048.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,959.08. The company has a market cap of $41.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 84.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.39.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,700.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,515.00 to $2,409.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $2,500.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,200.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,080.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Fair Isaac news, EVP James M. Wehmann sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,320.41, for a total value of $8,121,435.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 48,895 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $113,456,446.95. This trade represents a 6.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,964.42, for a total value of $273,054.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,478 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,867,832.76. This trade represents a 5.31 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 13,589 shares of company stock valued at $31,258,963. Insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

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.