Blueprint Investment Partners LLC Invests $205,000 in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Blueprint Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 103 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

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

Fair Isaac Price Performance

FICO stock opened at $1,857.48 on Monday. Fair Isaac Co. has a 12 month low of $1,105.65 and a 12 month high of $2,402.52. The company has a market cap of $45.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $1,835.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,988.23.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $4.15 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%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,515.00 to $2,409.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $2,500.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,975.00 to $1,775.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective 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, Royal Bank of Canada raised Fair Isaac from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $2,040.00 to $2,170.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,088.15.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In related news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 4,092 shares of Fair Isaac 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 transaction of $7,069,707.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares in the company, valued at $72,801,401.22. The trade was a 8.85 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the business’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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 10,241 shares of company stock valued at $18,186,184. Insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac 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.