Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $225.2778.

EFX has been the topic of a number of research reports. Argus raised shares of Equifax to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Equifax from $212.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $256.00 to $238.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $240.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total transaction of $426,899.95. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 29,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,132,885.02. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.40, for a total transaction of $6,515,168.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,846,252. The trade was a 12.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EFX. Soroban Capital Partners LP grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 310.5% in the first quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 4,184,569 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $753,515,000 after purchasing an additional 3,165,120 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $275,635,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 35.8% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,344,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $942,676,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145,921 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 57.2% in the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $609,693,000 after purchasing an additional 1,022,819 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 105.5% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,603,415 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $347,909,000 after purchasing an additional 823,116 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of EFX opened at $154.25 on Monday. Equifax has a one year low of $152.95 and a one year high of $275.91. The company has a market cap of $18.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $170.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $191.18.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The company’s revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.53 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Equifax will post 8.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 39.44%.

About Equifax

Equifax Inc (NYSE: EFX) is a global data, analytics and technology company that specializes in consumer and commercial credit reporting, decisioning tools and identity solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax is one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States and provides credit information and related services to lenders, employers, governments and consumers worldwide.

The company’s offerings include consumer credit reports and scores, credit monitoring and identity protection services, and a range of business-oriented products for risk management, fraud detection and compliance.