Crew Capital Management Ltd. Purchases 231 Shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Crew Capital Management Ltd. increased its position in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) by 92.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 482 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 231 shares during the period. Crew Capital Management Ltd.’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $960,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. First National Bank of Omaha bought a new position in Fair Isaac in the 3rd quarter worth $1,576,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in Fair Isaac by 51.9% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 19,817 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $38,514,000 after purchasing an additional 6,768 shares in the last quarter. Donoghue Forlines LLC bought a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,935,000. BNP Paribas purchased a new position in shares of Fair Isaac during the third quarter valued at about $445,000. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd grew its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 86.3% during the third quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 760 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,477,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Fair Isaac news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 6,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,804.23, for a total value of $10,843,422.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $76,026,643.74. The trade was a 12.48 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 9th. The shares were 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,170 shares of company stock valued at $27,132,248. Company insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Trading Up 0.7 %

FICO stock opened at $1,877.17 on Wednesday. Fair Isaac Co. has a 12 month low of $1,105.65 and a 12 month high of $2,402.52. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $1,883.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,981.04. The stock has a market cap of $45.84 billion, a PE ratio of 86.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.39.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $4.15 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%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FICO has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays increased their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Fair Isaac from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $2,040.00 to $2,170.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. 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 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,374.00 to $2,661.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,250.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,088.15.

About Fair Isaac

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.