Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Receives $223.39 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and thirteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $223.3889.

Several research firms recently weighed in on EFX. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $244.00 to $243.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, June 26th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Equifax from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Equifax from $230.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 18th.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total transaction of $426,899.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 29,518 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,132,885.02. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.40, for a total value of $6,515,168.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,730 shares in the company, valued at $46,846,252. This trade represents a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP lifted its position in Equifax by 2.6% in the second quarter. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP now owns 145,540 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $23,100,000 after purchasing an additional 3,737 shares during the period. Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. increased its position in shares of Equifax by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. now owns 18,669 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,963,000 after purchasing an additional 661 shares during the period. Tema ETFs LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 2,565 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $407,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period. Czech National Bank raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 33,892 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,379,000 after buying an additional 1,102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab now owns 29,915 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,748,000 after buying an additional 1,619 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX opened at $177.17 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.10 billion, a PE ratio of 31.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.32. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $164.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $184.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.61. Equifax has a 12-month low of $150.74 and a 12-month high of $271.84.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.53 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax will post 8.56 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were given a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 39.44%.

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.