Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Releases 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.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

FICO traded down $18.09 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $1,809.87. The company had a trading volume of 241,589 shares, compared to its average volume of 224,819. The company has a market cap of $44.23 billion, a PE ratio of 88.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.39. Fair Isaac has a 1-year low of $1,105.65 and a 1-year high of $2,402.51. The business has a 50-day moving average of $2,060.00 and a 200-day moving average of $1,957.54.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $4.15 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%. Research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac will post 24.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on FICO. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $2,040.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,200.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Fair Isaac from $1,850.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,087.77.

Insider Activity

In other Fair Isaac news, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 2,680 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,338.21, for a total value of $6,266,402.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,489,133.49. This represents a 31.72 % 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 that occurred on Thursday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,964.42, for a total transaction of $273,054.38. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 2,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,867,832.76. The trade was a 5.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 13,589 shares of company stock valued at $31,258,963. Company insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

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.