Fair Isaac (FICO) Competitors

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) and Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Does the media refer more to INTU or FICO?

In the previous week, Intuit had 8 more articles in the media than Fair Isaac. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Intuit and 6 mentions for Fair Isaac. Fair Isaac's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Intuit's score of 0.38 indicating that Fair Isaac is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intuit	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fair Isaac	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, INTU or FICO?

Intuit has higher revenue and earnings than Fair Isaac. Intuit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fair Isaac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intuit	$16.59B	10.63	$2.96B	$10.30	61.19
Fair Isaac	$1.72B	27.87	$512.81M	$20.45	96.15

Is INTU or FICO a better dividend stock?

Intuit pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Fair Isaac pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Intuit pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fair Isaac pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Intuit has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Intuit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer INTU or FICO?

Intuit currently has a consensus price target of $737.44, indicating a potential upside of 17.01%. Fair Isaac has a consensus price target of $2,032.46, indicating a potential upside of 3.37%. Given Intuit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Intuit is more favorable than Fair Isaac.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuit	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Fair Isaac	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Is INTU or FICO more profitable?

Fair Isaac has a net margin of 29.86% compared to Intuit's net margin of 17.59%. Intuit's return on equity of 18.25% beat Fair Isaac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuit	17.59%	18.25%	10.42%
Fair Isaac	29.86%	-59.47%	28.78%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INTU or FICO?

83.7% of Intuit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Fair Isaac shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Intuit shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Fair Isaac shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, INTU or FICO?

Intuit has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fair Isaac has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INTU or FICO?

Intuit received 747 more outperform votes than Fair Isaac when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.70% of users gave Intuit an outperform vote while only 60.89% of users gave Fair Isaac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intuit	Outperform Votes 1102 68.70%	Underperform Votes 502 31.30%
Fair Isaac	Outperform Votes 355 60.89%	Underperform Votes 228 39.11%

Summary

Intuit beats Fair Isaac on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.