GHP Investment Advisors Inc. Sells 5,876 Shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

GHP Investment Advisors Inc. lessened its position in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) by 39.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,937 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 5,876 shares during the quarter. Fair Isaac accounts for approximately 0.8% of GHP Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. GHP Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $17,793,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB grew its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 1,120 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,230,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 122 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 192 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 254,282 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $506,257,000 after buying an additional 13,133 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Resonant Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 306 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $609,000 after buying an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FICO has been the topic of several recent research reports. UBS Group reduced their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,275.00 to $2,175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,975.00 to $1,775.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer lowered their price target 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. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $2,500.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,078.15.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Henry Tayloe Stansbury sold 249 shares of Fair Isaac stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,338.55, for a total transaction of $582,298.95. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 92 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $215,146.60. The trade was a 73.02 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 2,680 shares of Fair Isaac stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,338.21, for a total transaction of $6,266,402.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,769 shares in the company, valued at $13,489,133.49. This represents a 31.72 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 13,589 shares of company stock valued at $31,258,963 in the last 90 days. 3.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Fair Isaac Stock Up 1.9 %

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,843.68 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $2,038.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,958.28. Fair Isaac Co. has a 52 week low of $1,105.65 and a 52 week high of $2,402.51. The stock has a market cap of $45.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.16, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.39.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $4.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.21 by ($2.06). Fair Isaac had a net margin of 29.86% and a negative return on equity of 59.47%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.88 earnings per share for the current year.

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.