Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Receives $277.13 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $277.1333.

EFX has been the subject of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Equifax in a report on Monday, October 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $271.00 target price on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Equifax from $251.00 to $245.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd.

Equifax Price Performance

EFX opened at $211.50 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $220.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $242.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.59. Equifax has a 52-week low of $199.98 and a 52-week high of $281.07.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.52 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.85 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Equifax will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.95%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the business’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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 22,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,095,040.40. The trade was a 49.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total value of $1,176,779.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,405,634.16. This trade represents a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 54,270 shares of company stock valued at $12,580,837 over the last 90 days. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 3.7% in the first quarter. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc now owns 1,134 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. CX Institutional increased its holdings in Equifax by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 5,005 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,298,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Equifax by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,184,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in Equifax by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 458 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in Equifax by 2.8% during the third quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,971 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

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.