Equifax, Inc. $EFX Shares Sold by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. cut its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 59.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,946 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 2,848 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFX. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in Equifax by 40.0% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,037,804 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,714,129,000 after acquiring an additional 2,009,987 shares in the last quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP raised its position in Equifax by 63.4% in the first quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 2,801,325 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $682,291,000 after acquiring an additional 1,087,446 shares in the last quarter. Harris Associates L P raised its position in Equifax by 27.6% in the first quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 4,570,557 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,113,205,000 after acquiring an additional 987,772 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Equifax by 119.3% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,453,618 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $354,044,000 after acquiring an additional 790,919 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in Equifax by 55.9% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,318,914 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $321,235,000 after acquiring an additional 472,861 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 4.5%

EFX opened at $214.09 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market cap of $26.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.62, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.68. Equifax, Inc. has a 52 week low of $199.98 and a 52 week high of $281.07. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $243.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $251.49.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.28% and a net margin of 11.08%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.85 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.95%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total transaction of $1,176,779.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,405,634.16. This trade represents a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.12, for a total value of $4,942,732.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 22,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,095,040.40. The trade was a 49.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 54,270 shares of company stock worth $12,580,837. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Equifax from $251.00 to $245.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Bank of America dropped their price target on Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. UBS Group raised their price target on Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Barclays dropped their price target on Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Equifax to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $277.13.

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.