On August 3, Fair Isaac fell 5.48% in regular trading, trading at $1044.1/share, with turnover of $99.45 million. The decline extends multi-day selling pressure triggered by the company's fiscal Q3 earnings report.
Fair Isaac reported adjusted EPS of $12.18, beating the consensus estimate of $11.73 by 3.75%, representing a 42% year-over-year increase. However, revenue of $674 million fell short of the $679 million consensus. More critically, full-year revenue guidance was raised to $2.53 billion but remained below the Street estimate of $2.56 billion, while full-year adjusted EPS guidance of $42.43 also trailed expectations of $43.18. Given the company had consistently delivered significant beats in prior quarters, market expectations had been elevated, making even a modest shortfall punitive for the premium valuation.
Multiple analysts have since lowered price targets: RBC cut to $1,525 from $2,400, BMO to $1,550 from $1,700, and Jefferies to $1,675 from $1,750, though all maintained positive ratings. Raymond James analysts noted Fair Isaac's competitive position remains resilient despite rising VantageScore adoption.
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