Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Releases Earnings Results

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12, Zacks reports. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. Equifax updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.250-7.650 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.330-1.430 EPS.

Equifax Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of EFX stock opened at $248.59 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $261.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $274.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.47, a P/E/G ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax has a fifty-two week low of $213.02 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on EFX. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $300.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value of $143,474.89. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.