Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 28.580-28.580 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 29.750. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.0 billion-$2.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.0 billion. Fair Isaac also updated its FY25 guidance to $28.58 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,967.00 to $2,109.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,200.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Fair Isaac from $1,700.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,850.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $2,040.00 price target on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,964.92.

Fair Isaac Stock Up 7.2 %

Shares of FICO traded up $156.19 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $2,332.29. The company had a trading volume of 275,985 shares, compared to its average volume of 154,391. Fair Isaac has a 1-year low of $900.01 and a 1-year high of $2,351.98. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $1,947.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,641.34. The stock has a market cap of $56.79 billion, a PE ratio of 114.05, a P/E/G ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 1.35.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The technology company reported $5.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.44 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $453.81 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $454.78 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 29.86% and a negative return on equity of 63.35%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Fair Isaac will post 24.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Fair Isaac announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, July 30th that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the technology company to repurchase up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Fair Isaac

In other Fair Isaac news, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 3,000 shares of Fair Isaac stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,715.27, for a total transaction of $5,145,810.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,895,392.63. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,715.27, for a total value of $5,145,810.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,769 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,895,392.63. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Joanna Rees sold 3,961 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,750.00, for a total value of $6,931,750.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 3.54% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Company 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.