Blue Trust Inc. Sells 203 Shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Blue Trust Inc. decreased its holdings in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO - Free Report) by 56.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 157 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 203 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.'s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $313,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in Fair Isaac by 11.2% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,429 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $8,608,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 15.4% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 202 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 323 shares of the technology company's stock worth $628,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 12.1% in the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 417 shares of the technology company's stock worth $810,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its position in Fair Isaac by 3.3% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 566 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,100,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company's stock.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

FICO traded down $28.50 during trading on Friday, reaching $1,697.04. 157,613 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 223,729. The company has a market cap of $41.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.88, a PEG ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.39. Fair Isaac Co. has a 12-month low of $1,105.65 and a 12-month high of $2,402.51. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,928.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,971.56.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO - Get Free Report) last announced 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 net margin of 30.66% and a negative return on equity of 53.40%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 6,010 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,804.23, for a total transaction of $10,843,422.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at $76,026,643.74. This represents a 12.48 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,964.42, for a total transaction 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 three months, insiders have sold 13,170 shares of company stock worth $27,132,248. Corporate insiders own 3.46% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FICO has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Barclays lifted their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $2,500.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on Fair Isaac in a research report on Friday, December 20th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $2,150.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,275.00 to $2,175.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $2,078.15.

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.