Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 153 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Yousif Capital Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFXFree Report) by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 15,207 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 153 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $3,944,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Equifax in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in Equifax in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Adirondack Trust Co. bought a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at about $59,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Equifax by 42.4% in the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 272 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $280.00 to $260.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Equifax has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $280.93.

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Insider Transactions at Equifax

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total transaction of $11,665,891.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,872 shares in the company, valued at $34,533,591.12. This represents a 25.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $229.83 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $246.84 and a 200-day moving average of $250.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.45 billion, a PE ratio of 44.98, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Equifax, Inc. has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $292.91.

Equifax (NYSE:EFXGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.51 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.82 EPS. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.14%.

About Equifax

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Equifax (NYSE:EFX)

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