Meeder Asset Management Inc. Grows Stock Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 9.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 43,764 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,937 shares during the quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $7,881,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EFX. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $275,635,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 35.8% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,344,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $942,676,000 after buying an additional 1,145,921 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in Equifax by 57.2% in the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $609,693,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022,819 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 105.5% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,603,415 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $347,909,000 after purchasing an additional 823,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 91.0% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,464,135 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $317,688,000 after purchasing an additional 697,403 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total transaction of $426,899.95. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,132,885.02. This trade represents a 7.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.40, for a total transaction of $6,515,168.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,846,252. This represents a 12.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price target on Equifax from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn dropped their price objective on Equifax from $226.00 to $214.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $223.39.

Equifax Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $177.17 on Monday. Equifax, Inc. has a 1 year low of $150.74 and a 1 year high of $271.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $164.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $184.00. The company has a market capitalization of $21.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.32.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a return on equity of 20.41% and a net margin of 11.12%.The company had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.53 earnings per share. Equifax’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a $0.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 39.44%.

Equifax Company Profile

Equifax Inc (NYSE: EFX) is a global data, analytics and technology company that specializes in consumer and commercial credit reporting, decisioning tools and identity solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax is one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States and provides credit information and related services to lenders, employers, governments and consumers worldwide.

The company’s offerings include consumer credit reports and scores, credit monitoring and identity protection services, and a range of business-oriented products for risk management, fraud detection and compliance.