Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $28.58 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $29.56. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.98 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.98 billion. Fair Isaac also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 28.580-28.580 EPS.

Fair Isaac Trading Up 7.1 %

Shares of FICO traded up $153.95 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $2,330.05. The company had a trading volume of 275,910 shares, compared to its average volume of 171,269. Fair Isaac has a 12-month low of $900.01 and a 12-month high of $2,351.98. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,935.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,633.15. The company has a market capitalization of $57.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 114.44, a PEG ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 1.35.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The technology company reported $5.34 earnings per share (EPS) 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 analysts’ expectations of $454.78 million. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 28.94% and a negative return on equity of 60.67%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Fair Isaac will post 19.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Fair Isaac declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, July 30th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to reacquire up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on FICO. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,967.00 to $2,109.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $2,040.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group began coverage on Fair Isaac in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $2,100.00 price target for the company. Finally, 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,964.92.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Joanna Rees sold 3,961 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,750.00, for a total transaction of $6,931,750.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other Fair Isaac news, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,895,392.63. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 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. Corporate 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.