Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.850-1.950 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.890. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.5 billion-$1.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.5 billion. Equifax also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.250-7.650 EPS.

Equifax Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of EFX stock opened at $249.38 on Thursday. Equifax has a 1 year low of $199.98 and a 1 year high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $235.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $254.31. The company has a market cap of $31.12 billion, a PE ratio of 51.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The credit services provider reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.08. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. Research analysts predict that Equifax will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This is an increase from Equifax’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Equifax in a report on Thursday, April 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $280.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group lowered their target price on Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Equifax from $313.00 to $284.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $292.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Equifax stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 49.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,638 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $927,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

About Equifax

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.