Chad Borton Sells 2,455 Shares of Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Stock

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) EVP Chad Borton sold 2,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total transaction of $426,899.95. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,132,885.02. This represents a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE:EFX opened at $175.71 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.92 billion, a PE ratio of 30.94, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.35. Equifax, Inc. has a 1 year low of $166.02 and a 1 year high of $281.03. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $201.92.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.53 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 39.44%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $275,635,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 35.8% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,344,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $942,676,000 after buying an additional 1,145,921 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 57.2% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $609,693,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022,819 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 105.5% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,603,415 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $347,909,000 after acquiring an additional 823,116 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 91.0% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,464,135 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $317,688,000 after acquiring an additional 697,403 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on EFX. Mizuho began coverage on Equifax in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $222.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $220.00 price objective on Equifax in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Equifax from $192.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $210.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $228.06.

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.