Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Receives $225.28 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and thirteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $223.7778.

EFX has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $244.00 to $243.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Mizuho initiated coverage on shares of Equifax in a report on Thursday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $222.00 price objective on the stock.

Equifax Stock Up 0.1%

Equifax stock opened at $158.64 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $18.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.61. Equifax has a fifty-two week low of $150.74 and a fifty-two week high of $275.91. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $167.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $189.24.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The company had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.53 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Equifax will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 39.44%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.40, for a total transaction of $6,515,168.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,846,252. The trade was a 12.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total transaction of $426,899.95. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,518 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,132,885.02. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Equifax in the first quarter valued at about $204,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Equifax by 14.6% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,523 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $615,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in Equifax by 14.5% in the second 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 stake in Equifax by 699.9% in the second quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 8,671 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,249,000 after acquiring an additional 7,587 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

About Equifax

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.