Seaport Res Ptn Upgrades Equifax (NYSE:EFX) to Hold

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) was upgraded by equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

EFX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Equifax from $277.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Equifax from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group increased their price objective on Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $305.00 target price (up from $295.00) on shares of Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $284.80.

Equifax Trading Down 8.5%

Shares of NYSE EFX opened at $232.24 on Wednesday. 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 has a one year low of $199.98 and a one year high of $294.92. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $248.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $251.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.75 billion, a PE ratio of 45.45, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.68.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total value of $11,665,891.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,533,591.12. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EFX. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc grew its position in Equifax by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc now owns 1,134 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $276,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 5,005 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,298,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 1.1% during the second quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,184,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Equifax by 3.8% in the first quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $340,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 4.0% during the second quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,433 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $372,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.