Madison Asset Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Madison Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 35.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 66,179 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,170 shares during the quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC owned 0.05% of Equifax worth $16,977,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,184,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC increased its position in Equifax by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,971 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $506,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP raised its holdings in Equifax by 2.8% in the third quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP now owns 2,126 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $545,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Equifax by 1.6% in the second quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,723 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $966,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Spire Wealth Management lifted its position in Equifax by 82.9% during the third quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 128 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Equifax from $253.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Equifax from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on Equifax from $271.00 to $266.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Equifax from $235.00 to $208.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have given 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 $240.33.

Equifax Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of EFX opened at $202.70 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.60. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $166.02 and a one year high of $281.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $212.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $226.73. The company has a market capitalization of $24.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.55.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.04. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 10.87%.The company had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.12 EPS. Equifax’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.700 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.730 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.