Danske Bank A S Purchases Shares of 44,342 Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 44,342 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $7,038,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EFX. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,491,357,000. Soroban Capital Partners LP boosted its stake in Equifax by 310.5% during the first quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 4,184,569 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $753,515,000 after buying an additional 3,165,120 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $275,635,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $174,843,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 57.2% in the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $609,693,000 after buying an additional 1,022,819 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equifax Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of EFX opened at $192.98 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $172.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $178.12. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $150.74 and a one year high of $271.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.92, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. Equifax had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The business had revenue of $1.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.00 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on EFX. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $182.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $208.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Equifax from $222.00 to $194.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.89.

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.