Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $28.58 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $29.56. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.98 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.98 billion. Fair Isaac also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 28.580-28.580 EPS.

Fair Isaac Stock Up 7.1 %

Shares of Fair Isaac stock traded up $153.95 on Friday, hitting $2,330.05. 275,910 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 171,269. Fair Isaac has a 52-week low of $900.01 and a 52-week high of $2,351.98. The stock has a market cap of $57.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 114.44, a PEG ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $1,935.74 and its 200 day moving average is $1,633.15.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The technology company reported $5.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.44 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $453.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $454.78 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 28.94% and a negative return on equity of 60.67%. Equities research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac will post 19.33 EPS for the current year.

Fair Isaac declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, July 30th that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the technology company to buy up to 2.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on FICO shares. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,130.00 to $2,374.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,700.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,967.00 to $2,109.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $2,040.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,964.92.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Joanna Rees sold 3,961 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,750.00, for a total value of $6,931,750.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, Director Joanna Rees sold 3,961 shares of Fair Isaac stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,750.00, for a total transaction of $6,931,750.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,715.27, for a total transaction of $5,145,810.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,895,392.63. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 3.54% 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.