Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) Position Reduced by Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI

Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI reduced its position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) by 0.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,067 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 7 shares during the period. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $2,125,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi boosted its holdings in Fair Isaac by 101.7% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 63,327 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $124,401,000 after purchasing an additional 31,923 shares in the last quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Fair Isaac by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 159 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. raised its position in Fair Isaac by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 926 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,844,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich raised its position in Fair Isaac by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 13,579 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,852,000 after purchasing an additional 1,071 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Machina Capital S.A.S. acquired a new position in Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter worth about $571,000. 85.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on FICO. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,975.00 to $1,775.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,515.00 to $2,409.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Fair Isaac in a report on Friday, December 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $2,150.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,275.00 to $2,175.00 and set a “buy” 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 assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,088.15.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fair Isaac

In other Fair Isaac news, EVP James M. Wehmann sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,195.19, for a total transaction of $6,585,570.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 51,911 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $113,954,508.09. The trade was a 5.46 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Marc F. Mcmorris sold 520 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,152.57, for a total transaction of $1,119,336.40. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 242 shares in the company, valued at approximately $520,921.94. The trade was a 68.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 9,670 shares of company stock worth $18,823,773 over the last three months. 3.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Fair Isaac Price Performance

FICO opened at $1,835.64 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.24, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.41. Fair Isaac Co. has a fifty-two week low of $1,105.65 and a fifty-two week high of $2,402.52. The company’s 50-day moving average is $1,869.55 and its 200 day moving average is $1,981.34.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its earnings results 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 negative return on equity of 53.40% and a net margin of 30.66%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Fair Isaac Co. will post 24.15 earnings per share for the current 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.