3,516 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Bought by Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA

Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA purchased a new stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,516 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $633,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. Cinctive Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Equifax during the third quarter valued at approximately $2,837,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Equifax by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 827,071 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $212,160,000 after purchasing an additional 137,604 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 331,168 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $84,954,000 after purchasing an additional 12,909 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 121.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 540,896 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $138,756,000 after purchasing an additional 296,816 shares during the period. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at $4,981,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on EFX. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $240.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Equifax from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price target on Equifax from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their price target on Equifax from $226.00 to $214.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $223.39.

Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE:EFX opened at $171.86 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.46 billion, a PE ratio of 30.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.32. Equifax, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $150.74 and a fifty-two week high of $275.91. The company has a fifty day moving average of $165.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $187.41.

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

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is 39.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,846,252. This represents a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total value of $426,899.95. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,518 shares in the company, valued at $5,132,885.02. This represents a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Equifax Company Profile

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.