Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 28.580-28.580 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 29.460. The company issued revenue guidance of -, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.0 billion.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FICO traded up $23.90 on Thursday, hitting $1,871.70. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 189,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 240,985. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $2,038.35 and a 200-day moving average of $1,958.28. The company has a market capitalization of $45.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 91.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.39. Fair Isaac has a 12-month low of $1,105.65 and a 12-month high of $2,402.51.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on FICO. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Friday, December 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $2,150.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,650.00 to $2,600.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $2,500.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,078.15.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Henry Tayloe Stansbury sold 249 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,338.55, for a total value of $582,298.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 92 shares in the company, valued at approximately $215,146.60. This represents a 73.02 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,964.42, for a total value of $273,054.38. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 2,478 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,867,832.76. This represents a 5.31 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 13,589 shares of company stock worth $31,258,963 over the last three months. 3.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.