Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) Shares Sold by Stephens Inc. AR

Stephens Inc. AR cut its position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,824 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 66 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $3,631,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 900.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 20 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Berbice Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Fair Isaac by 37.5% in the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 22 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in Fair Isaac by 500.0% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 24 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on the company. UBS Group lowered their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $2,040.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,650.00 to $2,600.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,275.00 to $2,175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,374.00 to $2,661.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,078.15.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Fair Isaac news, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owns 2,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,867,832.76. This represents a 5.31 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP James M. Wehmann sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,373.85, for a total transaction of $8,308,475.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 45,395 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $107,760,920.75. The trade was a 7.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 10,660 shares of company stock worth $24,410,261 in the last quarter. 3.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:FICO opened at $1,855.53 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $2,008.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,966.45. The company has a market cap of $45.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 85.16, a PEG ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.39. Fair Isaac Co. has a one year low of $1,105.65 and a one year high of $2,402.51.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 30.66% and a negative return on equity of 53.40%. Analysts predict that Fair Isaac Co. will post 23.91 earnings per share for the current year.

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.