Equifax, Inc. $EFX Shares Bought by Whittier Trust Co.

Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 45.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 974 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 306 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $253,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Adirondack Trust Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 362.3% in the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 319 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total transaction of $11,665,891.44. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,533,591.12. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE EFX opened at $231.31 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $245.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $250.76. The company has a market capitalization of $28.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.68. Equifax, Inc. has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $281.07.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.10. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.85 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.14%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $251.00 to $245.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Equifax currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $277.13.

Equifax 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.