Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) Shares Acquired by Level Four Advisory Services LLC

Level Four Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) by 62.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 233 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $464,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Fair Isaac by 160.0% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 13 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 900.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 20 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Berbice Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new position in Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, OFI Invest Asset Management purchased a new position in Fair Isaac during the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. 85.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on FICO. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,374.00 to $2,661.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Fair Isaac from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $2,040.00 to $2,170.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Robert W. Baird cut 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 note on Wednesday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target 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. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,088.15.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,964.42, for a total transaction of $273,054.38. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,867,832.76. This trade represents a 5.31 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO William J. Lansing sold 4,092 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,727.69, for a total transaction of $7,069,707.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares in the company, valued at $72,801,401.22. The trade was a 8.85 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 10,241 shares of company stock valued at $18,186,184 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Stock Performance

NYSE:FICO opened at $1,844.90 on Tuesday. Fair Isaac Co. has a one year low of $1,105.65 and a one year high of $2,402.52. The stock has a market cap of $45.05 billion, a PE ratio of 84.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $1,827.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,991.74.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $4.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.21 by ($2.06). Fair Isaac had a negative return on equity of 53.40% and a net margin of 30.66%. As a group, analysts predict that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.