Equifax, Inc. $EFX Shares Purchased by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 10.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 276,544 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,053 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $60,105,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $275,635,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 35.8% during 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. raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 57.2% during 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. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 105.5% during 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 period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 91.0% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,464,135 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $317,688,000 after purchasing an additional 697,403 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $230.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. 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 report on Tuesday, May 19th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $244.00 to $243.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $223.39.

Equifax Price Performance

Equifax stock opened at $171.86 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $20.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.32. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $150.74 and a one year high of $275.91. The business has a fifty day moving average of $165.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $187.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.61.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.53 EPS. 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, analysts predict that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were given a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.44%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In related news, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total transaction of $426,899.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 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 value of $6,515,168.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,846,252. The trade was a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.70% of the stock is owned by 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.