FICO's fiscal first-quarter performance is likely to have benefited from strong platform growth and customer adoption drive momentum despite ACV challenges.
Shares of Fair Isaac Corporation FICO is trading a little lower Wednesday. This follows yesterday's announcement that the company will report its first quarter fiscal 2025 results on Feb. 4 after the market closes.
FICO drives innovation with strong platform growth, but competitive pressures could challenge client acquisition and retention.
Fair Isaac (FICO) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
FICO benefits from robust demand for its Scores and Software segment, which is supported by a growing customer base.
Fair Isaac (FICO) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
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I maintain a hold rating on FICO due to its stretched valuation, despite strong fundamentals and robust growth in Scores and Software segments. Fair Isaac's Q4 revenue grew 16.4% y/y, driven by 27.4% growth in Scores revenue and 5.4% growth in Software revenue. The potential for continued growth exists, but the high forward PE multiple of 70x makes a bullish stance difficult to justify.
FICO's fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 results benefit from higher revenues from mortgage originations.
Although the revenue and EPS for Fair Isaac (FICO) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Fair Isaac (FICO) came out with quarterly earnings of $6.54 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.60 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.01 per share a year ago.
Fair Isaac (FICO) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.