Q2 EPS Estimates for Equifax Raised by Needham & Company LLC

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) – Equities researchers at Needham & Company LLC increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Equifax in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Needham & Company LLC analyst K. Peterson now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings of $1.89 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.78. Needham & Company LLC currently has a “Buy” rating and a $295.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Equifax’s current full-year earnings is $7.58 per share. Needham & Company LLC also issued estimates for Equifax’s FY2025 earnings at $7.45 EPS.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The credit services provider reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.41 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Equifax in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $280.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Gordon Haskett raised Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $292.00.

Equifax Stock Down 0.0 %

EFX opened at $256.37 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $31.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $236.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $253.32. Equifax has a twelve month low of $199.98 and a twelve month high of $309.63.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC grew its position in Equifax by 2.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $54,329,000 after acquiring an additional 5,097 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,797,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter worth about $95,000. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 5,872 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,726,000 after purchasing an additional 855 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Equifax by 23.0% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 6,184 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,817,000 after purchasing an additional 1,155 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This is a boost from Equifax’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.78%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.90%.

Equifax Company Profile

Equifax Inc operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship.