Bessemer Group Inc. Sells 1,444 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Bessemer Group Inc. trimmed its stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 720,162 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,444 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. owned 0.58% of Equifax worth $186,788,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Adirondack Trust Co. acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $234.05 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $244.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $251.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market cap of $28.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.68. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $199.98 and a one year 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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.28% and a net margin of 11.08%.Equifax’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.85 EPS. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 37.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on EFX shares. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Equifax from $310.00 to $289.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays lowered their target price on Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Saturday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Equifax presently has an average 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.