Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) is AF Advisors Inc.’s Largest Position

AF Advisors Inc. decreased its position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 357,341 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,341 shares during the period. Fair Isaac accounts for approximately 98.4% of AF Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. AF Advisors Inc. owned approximately 1.46% of Fair Isaac worth $711,441,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mechanics Bank Trust Department increased its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Mechanics Bank Trust Department now owns 112 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $223,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC increased its position in Fair Isaac by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 473 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $942,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Fair Isaac by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 306 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $609,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Fair Isaac by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 122 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $243,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 621 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,236,000 after buying an additional 6 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

Shares of Fair Isaac stock opened at $1,866.59 on Wednesday. Fair Isaac Co. has a 1-year low of $1,105.65 and a 1-year high of $2,402.52. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1,826.95 and a 200-day moving average of $1,991.73. The company has a market capitalization of $45.58 billion, a PE ratio of 85.66, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.41.

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 the consensus estimate of $6.21 by ($2.06). Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 53.40% and a net margin of 30.66%. On average, equities analysts expect that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Fair Isaac

In other news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 4,092 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,727.69, for a total value of $7,069,707.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,801,401.22. The trade was a 8.85 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 owns 2,478 shares in the company, valued at $4,867,832.76. This trade represents a 5.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 10,241 shares of company stock valued at $18,186,184. Insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group cut their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on Fair Isaac in a research note on Friday, December 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $2,150.00 price objective on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Fair Isaac from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $2,040.00 to $2,170.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,650.00 to $2,600.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,975.00 to $1,775.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,088.15.

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.