Equifax, Inc. (EFX) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.50 on December 15th

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 6th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be given a dividend of 0.50 per share by the credit services provider on Monday, December 15th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th.

Equifax has a dividend payout ratio of 21.4% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Equifax to earn $9.92 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 20.2%.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $207.61 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The company has a market capitalization of $25.41 billion, a PE ratio of 39.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.64. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $237.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $250.67. Equifax 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The business’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last 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. Analysts predict that Equifax will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on EFX. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Equifax to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Equifax currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.13.

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.