UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp Buys New Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp bought a new stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,250 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $833,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 612.5% during the fourth quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $265.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $182.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Equifax from $215.00 to $200.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $220.00 to $212.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $215.79.

Equifax Stock Down 2.2%

EFX opened at $176.80 on Tuesday. Equifax, Inc. has a 1-year low of $150.74 and a 1-year high of $271.84. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $170.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market cap of $20.77 billion, a PE ratio of 31.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.30.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.20 by $0.05. Equifax had a return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 10.73%.The business had revenue of $1.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.00 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total transaction of $6,506,098.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. This trade represents a 12.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Equifax 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.