Captrust Financial Advisors Sells 5,475 Shares of Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Captrust Financial Advisors lessened its stake in shares of Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 73,347 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 5,475 shares during the quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors owned approximately 0.31% of Fair Isaac worth $109,766,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in FICO. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,069,749 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,593,971,000 after purchasing an additional 72,224 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Fair Isaac by 1.2% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,083,410 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,980,430,000 after purchasing an additional 13,018 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in Fair Isaac by 874.4% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 808,393 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,209,784,000 after purchasing an additional 725,432 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 8.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 404,105 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $604,819,000 after buying an additional 30,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 2.8% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 397,389 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $726,411,000 after buying an additional 10,771 shares during the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

Shares of FICO stock opened at $1,198.47 on Wednesday. Fair Isaac Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $1,068.67 and a fifty-two week high of $2,217.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.35, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $1,419.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,584.44.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $7.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.08 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $766.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $501.05 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 31.89% and a negative return on equity of 40.98%. Fair Isaac’s revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $5.79 EPS. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.170-38.170 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Fair Isaac announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 25th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the technology company to purchase up to 5.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In other news, Director Eva Manolis sold 520 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,227.63, for a total value of $638,367.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $422,304.72. This represents a 60.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Joanna Rees sold 358 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,360.00, for a total value of $486,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 11,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,237,440. The trade was a 3.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 3.02% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on FICO shares. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,070.00 to $1,777.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Fair Isaac from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. UBS Group reduced their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,500.00 to $1,350.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on Fair Isaac in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $1,900.00 price objective for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Fair Isaac has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,972.31.

Fair Isaac Profile

Fair Isaac Corporation, commonly known as FICO, is a data analytics and software company best known for its FICO Score, a widely used credit-scoring system that helps lenders assess consumer credit risk. Founded in 1956 by Bill Fair and Earl Isaac, the company has evolved from its origins in statistical credit scoring to a broader focus on predictive analytics, decision management and artificial intelligence-driven solutions for financial services and other industries. FICO is headquartered in San Jose, California, and operates globally, serving clients across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.

FICO’s product portfolio centers on analytics and decisioning technologies.