OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Takes Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 6,533 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,037,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Equifax by 49.2% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,638 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $927,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the 1st quarter worth approximately $204,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,523 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $615,000 after buying an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Equifax by 14.5% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 7,632 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,979,000 after acquiring an additional 966 shares during the period. Finally, AXA S.A. increased its holdings in Equifax by 699.9% in the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 8,671 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,249,000 after acquiring an additional 7,587 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on EFX shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Equifax from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $214.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Friday, August 21st. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $195.00 to $179.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $208.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on Equifax from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Equifax presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.89.

Insider Activity at Equifax

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

Equifax Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of EFX opened at $190.60 on Friday. Equifax, Inc. has a 52-week low of $150.74 and a 52-week high of $271.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $174.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.16. The company has a market capitalization of $22.39 billion, a PE ratio of 33.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.30.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.20 by $0.05. Equifax had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The firm had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.00 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a $0.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 39.37%.

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.