Equifax, Inc. $EFX Holdings Decreased by Generation Investment Management LLP

Generation Investment Management LLP cut its stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 8.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,573,092 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 228,233 shares during the period. Equifax accounts for about 4.2% of Generation Investment Management LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Generation Investment Management LLP owned about 2.08% of Equifax worth $667,383,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 3.7% in the first quarter. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc now owns 1,134 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional increased its position in shares of Equifax by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 5,005 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,298,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Equifax by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,184,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Equifax by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $340,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sowell Financial Services LLC grew its stake in Equifax by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,433 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $372,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.12, for a total transaction of $4,942,732.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 22,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,095,040.40. This represents a 49.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total value of $1,176,779.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at $9,405,634.16. This represents a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 54,270 shares of company stock valued at $12,580,837. 1.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EFX has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group lifted their target price on Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on shares of Equifax in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $271.00 price objective for the company. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $251.00 to $245.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. One research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $277.13.

Equifax Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $207.61 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $237.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $250.71. Equifax, Inc. has a 1 year low of $199.98 and a 1 year high of $281.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

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

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th. Equifax’s payout ratio is 37.95%.

Equifax Company 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.