Bellecapital International Ltd. Invests $223,000 in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Bellecapital International Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 112 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $223,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of FICO. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the third quarter worth about $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 900.0% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 20 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 37.5% during the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 22 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 500.0% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 24 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Trading Up 2.6 %

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,884.63 on Monday. Fair Isaac Co. has a twelve month low of $1,105.65 and a twelve month high of $2,402.52. The company has a 50-day moving average of $1,892.09 and a 200-day moving average of $1,979.28. The firm has a market cap of $46.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.39.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $4.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.21 by ($2.06). Fair Isaac had a net margin of 30.66% and a negative return on equity of 53.40%. On average, research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on FICO. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,374.00 to $2,661.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,975.00 to $1,775.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Friday, December 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $2,150.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of 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. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,088.15.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In other Fair Isaac news, EVP James M. Wehmann sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,373.85, for a total transaction of $8,308,475.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 45,395 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $107,760,920.75. This represents a 7.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO William J. Lansing sold 6,010 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,804.23, for a total value of $10,843,422.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 42,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $76,026,643.74. The trade was a 12.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,170 shares of company stock valued at $27,132,248. 3.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Fair Isaac 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.