Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $2.06 EPS

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 net margin of 29.86% and a negative return on equity of 59.47%. Fair Isaac updated its FY 2025 guidance to 28.580-28.580 EPS.

Fair Isaac Trading Up 0.4 %

FICO stock traded up $8.17 during trading on Thursday, hitting $1,855.97. 55,180 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 235,592. Fair Isaac has a 52-week low of $1,105.65 and a 52-week high of $2,402.51. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $2,038.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,958.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.74, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.39.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Fair Isaac news, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,964.42, for a total transaction of $273,054.38. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 2,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,867,832.76. This trade represents a 5.31 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Henry Tayloe Stansbury sold 249 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the director now owns 92 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $215,146.60. The trade was a 73.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,589 shares of company stock valued at $31,258,963 over the last three months. 3.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on FICO shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Friday, December 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $2,150.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,975.00 to $1,775.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,374.00 to $2,661.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted 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 report on Thursday, November 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $2,078.15.

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.