As of Friday close, Fair Isaac Corporation’s (NYSE:FICO) stock was down -$25.03, moving down -3.68 percent to $654.94. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,320,640 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$40.82 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 471,340, while in the previous 50 days, it was 306,638.
Since last month, FICO stock retreated -6.30%. Shares of the company fell to $651.08 on 03/17/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $711.84 was reached on 03/09/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $340.48. Since the beginning of this year, FICO’s stock price has risen by 9.42% or $56.36, and marked a new high 11 times. However, the stock has declined by -7.99% since its 52-week high.
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FICO stock investors should be aware that Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 31 days ago on Feb 15. MCMORRIS MARC F, the Director of the company, disposed of 2,030 shares for $701.53 on Feb 15. It resulted in a $1,424,105 divestment by the insider. Leonard Michael S sold 300 shares at an average price of $701.80 on Feb 15. The insider now owns 4,937 shares following the transaction. On Feb 14, Director KIRSNER JAMES sold 5,000 shares at $700.22 apiece. The transaction was valued at $3,501,096.
Valuation Metrics
The latest dividend of $0.02 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.02.
Financial Health
In the three months ended December 30, Fair Isaac Corporation’s quick ratio stood at 1.40, while its current ratio was 1.40, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 77.90% percent. In the year ended December 30, operating margins totaled 40.50%. Based on annual data, FICO earned $1.08 billion in gross profit and brought in $1.38 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 42.30%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was -49.60%.
In Fair Isaac Corporation’s quarter-end financial report for December 30, it reported total debt of $1.82 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. FICO’s revenue rose 6.53% to $348.75 million during the quarter, while net income inched up to $344.87 million. While analysts expected Fair Isaac Corporation to report $4.18 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $4.26 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 1.90%. During the quarter, the company generated $144.62 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Fair Isaac Corporation were 2.26 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended December 30, and its total debt was $1.97 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $25.16 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Fair Isaac Corporation’s (FICO) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 32.53%, the RSI 9-day stood at 35.75% on 17 March.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Fair Isaac Corporation price is down by -5.87% percent or -$40.82. At present, FICO shares trade -4.78% below its 20-day simple moving average and +59.87% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +7.54% above its SMA50 and +59.92% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 21.23% and Stochastic coefficient D was 36.90%, while ATR was 24.45. Given the Stochastic reading of 6.35% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 41.49%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -18.65, while the 14-day reading stands at -19.90.