Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) Stock Position Increased by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its position in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) by 6.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 898 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $1,045,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in FICO. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the first quarter valued at $324,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in Fair Isaac by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,845 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $860,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 423.2% during the 1st quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 293 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $137,000 after buying an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can lifted its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 20,658 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $9,998,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Trust N.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 12.4% in the first quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 964 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $449,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on FICO shares. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $1,350.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Friday, January 26th. Barclays lifted their target price on Fair Isaac from $1,234.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,100.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,210.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 17th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic started coverage on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $1,113.00 target price on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,180.45.

Fair Isaac Trading Down 2.8 %

FICO stock opened at $1,130.06 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1,250.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1,140.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.08 billion, a PE ratio of 63.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.21. Fair Isaac Co. has a one year low of $692.87 and a one year high of $1,349.75.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 25th. The technology company reported $3.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.76 by $0.11. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 29.20% and a negative return on equity of 57.80%. The business had revenue of $382.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $386.55 million. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Co. will post 19.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Fair Isaac

In related news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,259.91, for a total value of $10,079,280.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 28,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,081,302.58. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 24,000 shares of company stock valued at $29,011,120 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.54% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac 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.