Validea's Leading Information Technology Stocks According to Martin Zweig - August 18, 2025
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 18 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Top Rated IT Stocks: The article highlights top-rated Information Technology stocks according to Validea's Growth Investor model, which focuses on growth stocks with strong earnings and sales growth, reasonable valuations, and low debt.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Microsoft is rated 85% based on its fundamentals and valuation, indicating strong interest. It operates in software development and offers a range of products across various segments including productivity, cloud services, and personal computing.
Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO): FICO has a rating of 77%, focusing on applied analytics software to enhance operational decisions through predictive analytics and data science, operating in two main segments: Scores and Software.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM) and Shopify Inc (SHOP): Both companies also received ratings of 77%. TSM specializes in integrated circuit manufacturing while Shopify provides e-commerce solutions for businesses globally, enabling them to manage sales across multiple channels.
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Analyst Views on FICO
Wall Street analysts forecast FICO stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FICO is 2070 USD with a low forecast of 1700 USD and a high forecast of 2400 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
8 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 1525.670
Low
1700
Averages
2070
High
2400
Current: 1525.670
Low
1700
Averages
2070
High
2400
About FICO
Fair Isaac Corporation is an applied analytics software company. The Company is focused on using predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. The Company operates through two segments: Scores and Software. The Scores segment includes the Company's business-to-business scoring solutions and services which give its clients access to predictive credit and other scores. This segment includes its business-to-consumer scoring solutions, including its myFICO.com subscription offerings. The Company’s Software segment includes pre-configured analytic and decision management solutions designed for a specific type of business need or process, such as account origination, customer management, customer engagement, fraud detection and marketing as well as associated professional services. This segment includes FICO Platform, a modular software offering designed to support advanced analytic and decision use cases as well as stand-alone analytic and decisioning software.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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- Net Income Improvement: GAAP net income reached $158 million, up 4% from last year, with earnings per share at $6.61, reflecting a steady enhancement in the company's profitability.
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