Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Now Covered by Analysts at Bank of America

Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Equifax (NYSE:EFX) in a research report report published on Tuesday. The brokerage issued a buy rating and a $250.00 target price on the credit services provider’s stock.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on EFX. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $253.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $295.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Equifax from $260.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Equifax from $269.00 to $244.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $240.33.

Equifax Stock Up 0.0%

NYSE:EFX opened at $192.81 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $210.71 and a 200-day moving average of $225.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.60 billion, a PE ratio of 36.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.55. Equifax has a 52 week low of $166.02 and a 52 week high of $281.03.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.04. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 10.87%.The business had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.700 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.730 EPS. Analysts predict that Equifax will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 1,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.87, for a total transaction of $233,248.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,869 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,968,617.03. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.89, for a total value of $7,629,624.99. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 230,506 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,536,856.34. The trade was a 14.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 45,171 shares of company stock valued at $9,079,441 over the last 90 days. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equifax

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,282,951 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,920,535,000 after purchasing an additional 316,048 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,056,441 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,097,147,000 after buying an additional 66,289 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 35.8% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,344,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $942,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145,921 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,142,763 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $811,650,000 after acquiring an additional 75,627 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 57.2% in the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $609,693,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022,819 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

About Equifax

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.