Equifax, Inc. $EFX Shares Purchased by Geneos Wealth Management Inc.

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 42.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 343 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $84,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Equifax in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. City Holding Co. acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the first quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Stock Up 0.7%

EFX stock opened at $262.45 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.36, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Equifax, Inc. has a twelve month low of $199.98 and a twelve month high of $307.08. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $248.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $250.57.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 39.14%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EFX has been the subject of several analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Equifax from $277.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, June 20th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $296.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $284.80.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total transaction of $11,665,891.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,533,591.12. The trade was a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Equifax 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.