Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Decreases Stock Holdings in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. cut its stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 94.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,836 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 49,030 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $728,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CX Institutional boosted its stake in Equifax by 0.9% during the second quarter. CX Institutional now owns 5,005 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,298,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,184,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 4.0% in the second quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,433 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $372,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Equifax by 1.6% during the second quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,723 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $966,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Equifax by 16.9% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 401 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other news, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the business’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 transaction of $1,176,779.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,405,634.16. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.12, for a total transaction of $4,942,732.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 22,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,095,040.40. The trade was a 49.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 54,270 shares of company stock valued at $12,580,837. 1.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on EFX. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Equifax in a report 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 note on Monday. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Equifax to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.73.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of EFX opened at $220.56 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.85, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.59. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $215.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $238.47. Equifax, Inc. has a twelve month low of $199.98 and a twelve month high of $281.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.85 earnings per share. Equifax’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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 37.95%.

Equifax Profile

Equifax Inc (NYSE: EFX) is a global data, analytics and technology company that specializes in consumer and commercial credit reporting, decisioning tools and identity solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax is one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States and provides credit information and related services to lenders, employers, governments and consumers worldwide.

The company’s offerings include consumer credit reports and scores, credit monitoring and identity protection services, and a range of business-oriented products for risk management, fraud detection and compliance.