Equifax, Inc. $EFX Shares Bought by Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan

Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan grew its position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 1,253.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 24,978 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,133 shares during the quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan’s holdings in Equifax were worth $5,420,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EFX. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 35.8% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,344,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $942,676,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145,921 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 2.1% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,282,951 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,920,535,000 after purchasing an additional 316,048 shares during the last quarter. Spear Holdings RSC Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax during the third quarter worth $76,754,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 956.5% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 328,592 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $84,248,000 after purchasing an additional 297,489 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 121.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 540,896 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $138,756,000 after purchasing an additional 296,816 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EFX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Equifax from $240.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Equifax from $240.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 17th. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on Equifax from $210.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $250.00 target price on the stock. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $228.06.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $158.39 on Friday. Equifax, Inc. has a twelve month low of $156.47 and a twelve month high of $281.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.89, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.35. 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 business’s fifty day moving average price is $180.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $199.33.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a return on equity of 20.41% and a net margin of 11.12%.The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.53 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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, research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be issued a $0.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.44%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.40, for a total value 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. This trade represents a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.72, for a total transaction of $880,740.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 58,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,532,018.12. This trade represents a 7.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 44,746 shares of company stock worth $7,822,808. 1.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.