Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc Acquires New Holdings in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc acquired a new position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 8,267 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,312,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFX. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 650,391 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $141,199,000 after buying an additional 224,073 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax by 49.2% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,638 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $927,000 after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 1,253.8% during the 4th quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan now owns 24,978 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,420,000 after acquiring an additional 23,133 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,098,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Equifax by 39.9% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,056 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $7,389,000 after acquiring an additional 9,710 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total transaction of $6,506,098.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. The trade was a 12.20% 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. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Trading Down 2.2%

NYSE EFX opened at $176.80 on Tuesday. Equifax, Inc. has a 12-month low of $150.74 and a 12-month high of $271.84. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market cap of $20.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.30.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. Equifax had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The firm had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.00 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on EFX. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Equifax from $220.00 to $212.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Equifax from $245.00 to $232.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Equifax from $222.00 to $194.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn dropped their target price on Equifax from $226.00 to $214.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $215.79.

About Equifax

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.