Equifax, Inc. $EFX Shares Acquired by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 39.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 80,725 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 22,724 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Equifax were worth $20,938,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of EFX. Inspire Investing LLC increased its holdings in Equifax by 28.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Equifax by 31.8% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,443 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 16,961 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Equifax during the 1st quarter worth approximately $209,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Trading Down 2.8%

NYSE:EFX opened at $233.05 on Friday. Equifax, Inc. has a 12-month low of $199.98 and a 12-month high of $294.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.68. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $247.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $251.22.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 10.95%.The business had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

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. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 39.14%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on EFX shares. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Equifax from $280.00 to $260.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Equifax from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $282.47.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the business’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 transaction of $11,665,891.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares in the company, valued at $34,533,591.12. The trade was a 25.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.