Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 28.580-28.580 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 29.460. The company issued revenue guidance of -, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.0 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FICO has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Friday, December 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $2,150.00 target price for the company. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $2,500.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $2,040.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,374.00 to $2,661.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,275.00 to $2,175.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,078.15.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

Fair Isaac stock traded up $23.90 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $1,871.70. 189,116 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 240,985. The stock has a market cap of $45.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 91.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.39. Fair Isaac has a 12-month low of $1,105.65 and a 12-month high of $2,402.51. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $2,038.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,958.28.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $4.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.21 by ($2.06). Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 59.47% and a net margin of 29.86%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac will post 24.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In related news, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of Fair Isaac stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,478 shares in the company, valued at $4,867,832.76. The trade was a 5.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 2,680 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,338.21, for a total value of $6,266,402.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 5,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,489,133.49. The trade was a 31.72 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 13,589 shares of company stock valued at $31,258,963. 3.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.