Index Fund Advisors Inc. Makes New $620,000 Investment in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Index Fund Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 2,391 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $620,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 28.0% in the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $315,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its stake in Equifax by 12.0% during the 1st quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 2,212 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $539,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its stake in Equifax by 1,464.7% during the 1st quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 18,119 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,413,000 after buying an additional 16,961 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Equifax in the first quarter valued at about $209,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 1.3%

NYSE:EFX opened at $230.11 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $247.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $251.24. Equifax, Inc. has a 1-year low of $199.98 and a 1-year high of $294.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.03, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.68.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.82 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current 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 given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.14%.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other Equifax 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 in the company, valued at approximately $34,533,591.12. This represents a 25.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on Equifax from $296.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $282.47.

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.