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Fair Isaac (FICO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$1,900.33
+15.88 (+0.84%)
(As of 09/18/2024 ET)

About Fair Isaac Stock (NYSE:FICO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$1,876.86
$1,915.00
50-Day Range
$1,534.09
$1,894.98
52-Week Range
$811.99
$1,915.00
Volume
128,350 shs
Average Volume
174,805 shs
Market Capitalization
$46.96 billion
P/E Ratio
99.75
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$1,582.58
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. This segment also offers FICO Platform, a modular software offering designed to support advanced analytic and decision use cases, as well as stand-alone analytic and decisioning software that can be configured by customers to address a wide range of business use cases. The Scores segment provides business-to-business scoring solutions and services for consumers that give clients access to predictive credit and other scores that can be integrated into their transaction streams and decision-making processes, as well as business-to-consumer scoring solutions comprising myFICO.com subscription offerings. It offers FICO Customer Analytics, FICO Responsible AI, FICO Advisors, FICO Business Outcome Simulator, FICO Forecaster, FICO TRIAD Customer Manager, FICO Blaze Advisor, FICO Xpress Optimization, FICO Falcon Fraud Manager, FICO Analytics Workbench, FICO Data Orchestrator, FICO DMP Streaming, FICO Decision Optimizer, and FICO Strategy Director, as well as software implementation and configuration services. The company markets its products and services primarily through its direct sales organization and indirect channels, as well as online. The company was formerly known as Fair Isaac & Company, Inc. and changed its name to Fair Isaac Corporation in July 1992. Fair Isaac Corporation was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Bozeman, Montana.

Fair Isaac Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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Overall MarketRank™: 98th Percentile

Fair Isaac scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th out of 669 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Fair Isaac has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Fair Isaac has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Fair Isaac's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Fair Isaac are expected to grow by 28.56% in the coming year, from $19.19 to $24.67 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Fair Isaac is 99.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.39.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Fair Isaac is 99.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 268.36.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Fair Isaac has a PEG Ratio of 4.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Read more about Fair Isaac's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.47% of the float of Fair Isaac has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fair Isaac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fair Isaac has recently decreased by 17.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Fair Isaac does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Fair Isaac does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Fair Isaac is 0.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Fair Isaac will have a dividend payout ratio of 0.32% next year. This indicates that Fair Isaac will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Fair Isaac's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.47% of the float of Fair Isaac has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Fair Isaac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Fair Isaac has recently decreased by 17.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Fair Isaac has a news sentiment score of 1.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Fair Isaac this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 12 people have searched for FICO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 5 people have added Fair Isaac to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Fair Isaac insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $26,291,370.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.54% of the stock of Fair Isaac is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    85.75% of the stock of Fair Isaac is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Fair Isaac's insider trading history.

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FICO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Fair Isaac's stock was trading at $1,164.01 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FICO shares have increased by 63.3% and is now trading at $1,900.33.
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Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 31st. The technology company reported $4.99 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.33 by $0.34. The technology company earned $447.85 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $448.53 million. Fair Isaac had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 60.67% and a net margin of 28.94%.

Fair Isaac's board authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, July 30th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 2.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Fair Isaac: EZMCOM, GoOn LLC, QuadMetrics, Tonbeller, InfoCentricity, Karmasphere, Infoglide, and others.

Fair Isaac's top institutional shareholders include Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (1.90%), Lindsell Train Ltd (1.81%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.50%) and AF Advisors Inc. (1.46%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard Deal, James M Wehmann, Mark R Scadina, James Kirsner, William J Lansing, Braden R Kelly, Stephanie Covert, Thomas A Bowers, Michael S Leonard, David A Rey, Steven P Weber, Marc F Mcmorris, Eva Manolis and Joanna Rees.
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Shares of FICO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fair Isaac investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Adobe (ADBE), Walt Disney (DIS), PayPal (PYPL), Mastercard (MA) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2024
Today
9/18/2024
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/13/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Application Software
CUSIP
30325010
Employees
3,455
Year Founded
1956

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$1,582.58
High Stock Price Target
$2,150.00
Low Stock Price Target
$729.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-16.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$429.38 million
Pretax Margin
36.96%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.65 billion
Cash Flow
$17.47 per share
Book Value
($27.84) per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
23,836,000
Market Cap
$46.96 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.34

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Should I Buy Fair Isaac Stock? FICO Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Fair Isaac pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Fair Isaac
Bull Case

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Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Fair Isaac Co.:

  • Fair Isaac Corporation develops cutting-edge analytic, software, and digital decisioning technologies that are in high demand globally.
  • The company operates in multiple regions, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific, providing diversified revenue streams.
  • Recent developments in the company's Scores segment have shown promising growth potential, attracting investor interest.
  • Fair Isaac Co. has a strong track record of innovation and adapting to market trends, ensuring long-term sustainability.
  • Investors may find the current stock price of Fair Isaac Co. to be undervalued based on recent market analysis.

Fair Isaac
Bear Case

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Investors should be bearish about investing in Fair Isaac Co. for these reasons:

  • While the company has shown growth potential, there may be increased competition in the analytics and decisioning technology sector, impacting future profitability.

This page (NYSE:FICO) was last updated on 9/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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