Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Coverage Initiated at Mizuho

Equities researchers at Mizuho began coverage on shares of Equifax (NYSE:EFX) in a report released on Thursday, MarketBeat reports. The firm set an “outperform” rating and a $222.00 price target on the credit services provider’s stock. Mizuho’s target price suggests a potential upside of 13.16% from the company’s previous close.

EFX has been the topic of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird set a $250.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $260.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $235.00 to $208.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Equifax from $230.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $220.00 price target on Equifax in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $236.80.

Equifax Stock Up 3.0%

Shares of EFX opened at $196.18 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $189.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $207.24. Equifax has a one year low of $166.02 and a one year high of $281.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.88, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.56.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.700 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.730 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 6,213 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.81, for a total transaction of $1,216,567.53. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 41,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,035,259.16. The trade was a 13.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.72, for a total transaction of $880,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 58,921 shares in the company, valued at $11,532,018.12. The trade was a 7.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 49,671 shares of company stock valued at $9,960,181 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Equifax by 2.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,282,951 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,920,535,000 after purchasing an additional 316,048 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,056,441 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,097,147,000 after purchasing an additional 66,289 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings 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 worth $942,676,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145,921 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 57.2% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $609,693,000 after purchasing an additional 1,022,819 shares during the period. Finally, Generation Investment Management LLP increased its position in shares of Equifax by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 2,736,467 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $701,986,000 after purchasing an additional 163,375 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equifax Company 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.