Credit scoring and analytics company FICO (NYSE: FICO) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
Fair Isaac Corporation beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $691.7 million, up 38.7% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ ARR and EPS estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Fair Isaac Corporation’s revenue to grow 27.6% year on year, improving from the 19.8% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Fair Isaac Corporation rarely misses Wall Street’s revenue estimates.
Looking at Fair Isaac Corporation’s peers in the professional services segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. SS&C delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 10.3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.1%, and Equifax reported revenues up 10.6%, in line with consensus estimates. SS&C traded up 10.4% following the results while Equifax was down 5.3%.
Read our full analysis of SS&C’s results here and Equifax’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the professional services segment, with share prices up 3.2% on average over the last month. Fair Isaac Corporation is up 8.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $1,535 (compared to the current share price of $1,275).
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