Equifax, Inc. $EFX Shares Sold by Ethic Inc.

Ethic Inc. lessened its stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,387 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 231 shares during the period. Ethic Inc.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFX. Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 31.8% in the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,443 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 28.0% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $315,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 12.0% in the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 2,212 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 1,464.7% in the first quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 18,119 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $4,413,000 after purchasing an additional 16,961 shares during the period. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the first quarter valued at approximately $209,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total value of $11,665,891.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,533,591.12. This represents a 25.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $234.05 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $244.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $251.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Equifax, Inc. has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $281.07.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.10. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.28% and a net margin of 11.08%.The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.85 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America dropped their target price on Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Equifax from $310.00 to $289.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup dropped their target price on Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Equifax currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.