Sentry Investment Management LLC Has $185,000 Stock Holdings in Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO)

Sentry Investment Management LLC decreased its position in shares of Fair Isaac Co. (NYSE:FICO) by 13.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 93 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 15 shares during the period. Sentry Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $185,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of FICO. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Fair Isaac by 1,270.9% during the 3rd quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 73,276 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $142,413,000 after buying an additional 67,931 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in Fair Isaac by 46.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 207,026 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $402,358,000 after acquiring an additional 65,297 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its stake in Fair Isaac by 35.1% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 241,149 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $468,677,000 after acquiring an additional 62,653 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its position in Fair Isaac by 1,845.2% in the third quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 37,133 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $72,169,000 after acquiring an additional 35,224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 650.9% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 18,810 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $37,449,000 after purchasing an additional 16,305 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FICO has been the subject of several analyst reports. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,515.00 to $2,409.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Fair Isaac from $2,374.00 to $2,661.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Fair Isaac from $2,275.00 to $2,175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays raised their price objective 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. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $2,500.00 target price on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,078.15.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO William J. Lansing sold 6,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,804.23, for a total transaction of $10,843,422.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 42,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $76,026,643.74. The trade was a 12.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Steven P. Weber sold 139 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,964.42, for a total value of $273,054.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 2,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,867,832.76. The trade was a 5.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,170 shares of company stock valued at $27,132,248. Insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Stock Up 4.9 %

Shares of FICO stock opened at $1,816.80 on Wednesday. Fair Isaac Co. has a 12 month low of $1,105.65 and a 12 month high of $2,402.51. The firm has a market cap of $44.36 billion, a PE ratio of 83.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $1,904.09 and a 200-day moving average of $1,977.27.

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