--- title: "Weekly Recap | Fair Isaac +8%, approaching its 60-day moving average" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296668040.md" description: "Fair Isaac rallied 8% this week, closing at $1,172.67 and outperforming the S&P 500 by roughly 9.43 percentage points as the benchmark slipped 1.43%. The week started with a dip to $1,060 on Monday (17 Aug) before the stock staged a sharp recovery. Wednesday (19 Aug) saw heavy volume pushing the price to $1,161.59, and after a breather on Thursday, the stock climbed to an intraday high of $1,188." datetime: "2026-08-22T04:56:35.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296668040.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296668040.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296668040.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Fair Isaac +8%, approaching its 60-day moving average ## The Week Fair Isaac rallied 8% this week, closing at $1,172.67 and outperforming the S&P 500 by roughly 9.43 percentage points as the benchmark slipped 1.43%. The week started with a dip to $1,060 on Monday (17 Aug) before the stock staged a sharp recovery. Wednesday (19 Aug) saw heavy volume pushing the price to $1,161.59, and after a breather on Thursday, the stock climbed to an intraday high of $1,188.80 on Friday (21 Aug), finishing near the top of the weekly range and just below the 60-day moving average of $1,181.24. Weekly amplitude was 11.84%, with daily turnover running slightly below the 60-day median. ## Key Events The week began under broad market pressure, pulling Fair Isaac lower early in the week. A report on Tuesday (18 Aug) highlighting AI-driven momentum in US tech infrastructure brought some attention to the application-software space. The stock surged on Wednesday, reclaiming most of its earlier losses. On Thursday (20 Aug), a 13F filing revealed BlackRock Inc. held a stake in Fair Isaac worth approximately $2.49 billion, drawing further investor scrutiny. The stock outperformed its peer group again on Friday, closing the week with a strong session. ## Analyst Ratings Twenty-one analysts cover Fair Isaac: fifteen rate it buy or overweight, five rate it hold, and one rates it sell. The consensus recommendation is ‘buy’, with a consensus target price of $1,476.32 — implying roughly 25.9% upside from the current price. Individual targets range from $707 to $1,750, pointing to wide disagreement on valuation. Among 198 companies in the application-software industry, the stock ranks 27th in analyst coverage. ## The Week Ahead Fair Isaac has no earnings or corporate events on the calendar for the coming week. The macro schedule, however, is busy: on Tuesday (25 Aug), the US FHFA house price index, S&P Case-Shiller home price indices, consumer confidence, and new home sales data are all due. These releases will offer a read on the economy’s resilience and could shift overall risk appetite, indirectly affecting sentiment towards growth-oriented software names like Fair Isaac. ## In Short Fair Isaac defied a down week for the broader market, erasing the prior two weeks’ losses and pulling back towards its 60-day moving average. The analyst consensus leans bullish, with a majority of brokers rating the stock buy and a consensus target well above the spot price — though the exceptionally wide target range signals that the valuation debate is far from settled. The latest session’s flow data showed net buying from small and medium orders, while large-lot money was a slight net seller, suggesting retail and smaller institutional participation led the move. The durability of this rebound will likely hinge on how the market digests next week’s macro data. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [FICO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FICO.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [UBS Remains a Hold on Fair Isaac (FICO)](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298813040.md) - [Stock of the Day: Is This the Bottom for Fair Issac?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298350084.md) - [Acacia Research director Isaac T. Kohlberg disposes of 24,000 common shares worth $109,200](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299238511.md) - [FICO Score 10T Available for FHA Mortgage Underwriting January 1, 2027 | FICO Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298729130.md) - [Oncoclínicas names Maurício Leonardo Hasson CFO, investor relations director after Isaac Quintino resigns](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299360514.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**