Equifax, Inc. $EFX Holdings Trimmed by Texas Permanent School Fund Corp

Texas Permanent School Fund Corp lowered its holdings in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 34.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 10,340 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 5,345 shares during the period. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,682,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Equifax by 31.8% in the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,443 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 28.0% during the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $315,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Stevens Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at about $932,000. Silvant Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $963,000. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Equifax by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 40,546 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $10,516,000 after purchasing an additional 1,731 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on EFX shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Monday, December 15th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $290.00 to $280.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $274.73.

Insider Buying and Selling

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 stock was sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total transaction of $1,176,779.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,405,634.16. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.12, for a total value of $4,942,732.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 22,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,095,040.40. This trade represents a 49.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 54,270 shares of company stock worth $12,580,837. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE EFX opened at $219.10 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $215.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $239.58. Equifax, Inc. has a 52-week low of $199.98 and a 52-week high of $281.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.59.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.10. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.85 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.