XTX Topco Ltd Purchases Shares of 251 Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 251 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $500,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 160.0% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 13 shares of the technology company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Avalon Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, OFI Invest Asset Management purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company's stock.

Fair Isaac Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Fair Isaac stock traded up $10.22 on Thursday, hitting $1,936.28. 144,480 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 180,108. Fair Isaac Co. has a 52 week low of $1,105.65 and a 52 week high of $2,402.52. The company has a market cap of $47.28 billion, a PE ratio of 88.86, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.37. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $1,826.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,979.79.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO - Get Free Report) last posted 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 53.40% and a net margin of 30.66%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Fair Isaac news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 4,092 shares of Fair Isaac stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,727.69, for a total value of $7,069,707.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $72,801,401.22. The trade was a 8.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold 13,058 shares of company stock valued at $23,119,030 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 3.46% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on FICO shares. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Fair Isaac from $1,975.00 to $1,775.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Bank of America began coverage on Fair Isaac in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $2,800.00 price objective for the company. Barclays decreased their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,350.00 to $2,250.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,275.00 to $2,175.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,650.00 to $2,600.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $2,210.23.

About Fair Isaac

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.