Assetmark Inc. Buys 8,642 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 99.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,372 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,642 shares during the quarter. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $4,457,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EFX. Country Trust Bank purchased a new position in Equifax in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Caldwell Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its holdings in Equifax by 82.9% in the 3rd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 128 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 98.5% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 135 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on EFX shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Equifax from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $253.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $260.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $195.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Equifax has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $240.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.89, for a total transaction of $7,629,624.99. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 230,506 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,536,856.34. The trade was a 14.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.87, for a total value of $233,248.29. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,869 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,968,617.03. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 45,171 shares of company stock worth $9,079,441. 1.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Equifax Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $192.81 on Wednesday. Equifax, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.02 and a 1-year high of $281.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $210.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $225.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.60 billion, a PE ratio of 36.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.55.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.04. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 10.87%.The business had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share. Equifax’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

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.