Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC Invests $9.23 Million in Fair Isaac Corporation $FICO

Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 5,050 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,231,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in FICO. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Fair Isaac during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the first quarter valued at $28,000. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Fair Isaac in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. 85.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In other news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 6,011 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,537.50, for a total transaction of $9,241,912.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 42,138 shares in the company, valued at $64,787,175. The trade was a 12.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 18,032 shares of company stock valued at $28,094,085 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of NYSE FICO opened at $1,797.00 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,618.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,664.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.28, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.34. Fair Isaac Corporation has a 52-week low of $1,300.00 and a 52-week high of $2,402.51.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $7.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.36 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $515.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $512.38 million. Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 48.88% and a net margin of 32.80%.Fair Isaac’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $6.54 EPS. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.170-38.170 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on FICO shares. Oppenheimer cut Fair Isaac from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Griffin Securities set a $1,800.00 price target on Fair Isaac in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Raymond James Financial dropped their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,230.00 to $1,800.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Fair Isaac to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on Fair Isaac from $1,590.00 to $1,640.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,118.50.

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.