Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC Buys Shares of 3,040 Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,040 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $483,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 612.5% in the fourth quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on EFX shares. Barclays lowered their target price on Equifax from $215.00 to $200.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $208.00 price target on Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Equifax from $243.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $182.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Equifax from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.89.

Equifax Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $192.16 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $178.19. Equifax, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $150.74 and a fifty-two week high of $271.84. The firm has a market cap of $22.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. Equifax had a return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 10.73%.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. Equifax’s 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, equities analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a $0.56 dividend. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 39.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were 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 directly owned 271,890 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. This trade represents a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.