Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Trims Stake in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lowered its position in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 15.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,609 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,519 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $16,677,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of FICO. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 41.7% during the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 17 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 5 shares during the last quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP lifted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 4.6% during the first quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 113 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $209,000 after purchasing an additional 5 shares during the last quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC lifted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 5.8% during the first quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 109 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $201,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 11.8% during the first quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 57 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $105,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the period. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 5.7% in the first quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 112 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FICO has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,300.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,000.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,950.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,590.00 to $1,640.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,118.50.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

Shares of FICO opened at $1,721.39 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $1,646.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,657.10. Fair Isaac Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $1,300.00 and a fifty-two week high of $2,400.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.81 billion, a PE ratio of 67.32, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.34.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $7.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.36 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $515.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $512.38 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 32.80% and a negative return on equity of 48.88%. Fair Isaac’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $6.54 earnings per share. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.170-38.170 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 24.15 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Fair Isaac

In related news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 6,011 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,537.50, for a total transaction of $9,241,912.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 42,138 shares in the company, valued at $64,787,175. This represents a 12.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Over the last three months, insiders sold 20,432 shares of company stock valued at $32,252,997. Insiders own 3.46% 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.