Blueshift Asset Management LLC Reduces Stake in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Blueshift Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,376 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,316 shares during the period. Equifax accounts for 0.6% of Blueshift Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Blueshift Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,913,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Equifax by 40.0% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,037,804 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,714,129,000 after purchasing an additional 2,009,987 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth about $334,521,000. Generation Investment Management LLP boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 63.4% during the 1st quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 2,801,325 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $682,291,000 after purchasing an additional 1,087,446 shares in the last quarter. Harris Associates L P increased its position in shares of Equifax by 27.6% during the first quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 4,570,557 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,113,205,000 after buying an additional 987,772 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake 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 buying an additional 790,919 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 27,959 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.10, for a total transaction of $6,461,324.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 142,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,032,047.40. This trade represents a 16.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total value of $1,176,779.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at $9,405,634.16. This trade represents a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 54,270 shares of company stock valued at $12,580,837 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 1.4%

EFX stock opened at $209.44 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $224.13 and a 200 day moving average of $244.41. The firm has a market cap of $25.63 billion, a PE ratio of 39.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.64. Equifax, Inc. has a twelve month low of $199.98 and a twelve month high of $281.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

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

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.95%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on EFX. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Equifax in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $271.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Equifax to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $277.13.

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.