Analysts Set Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Target Price at $240.33

Shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $240.3333.

EFX has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets set a $195.00 target price on Equifax in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Equifax from $271.00 to $266.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $250.00 target price on Equifax in a report on Thursday, February 5th.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $195.33 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $23.91 billion, a PE ratio of 36.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.55. Equifax has a 12 month low of $166.02 and a 12 month high of $281.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $209.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $224.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. The firm’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. Equities research analysts expect that Equifax will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 6,213 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.81, for a total value of $1,216,567.53. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 41,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,035,259.16. This trade represents a 13.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.89, for a total value of $7,629,624.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 230,506 shares in the company, valued at $46,536,856.34. This represents a 14.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 45,171 shares of company stock worth $9,079,441. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equifax

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 487.6% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 117,459 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $25,486,000 after purchasing an additional 97,468 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $4,144,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 612.5% during the fourth quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of Equifax by 28.5% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 8,908 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,933,000 after buying an additional 1,976 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Virtue Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 979 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $210,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

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.