6,333 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Bought by Stance Capital LLC

Stance Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 6,333 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,374,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Equifax by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 8,453 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,431 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 30.6% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 26,103 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,665,000 after buying an additional 6,112 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 276,544 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $60,105,000 after buying an additional 25,053 shares in the last quarter. SHP Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at $1,034,000. Finally, Employees Provident Fund Board acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $20,071,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In related news, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total value of $426,899.95. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,518 shares in the company, valued at $5,132,885.02. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.40, for a total value of $6,515,168.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,846,252. This represents a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on EFX. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $240.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 17th. BNP Paribas Exane cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup reduced their price target on Equifax from $256.00 to $238.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Equifax from $244.00 to $243.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Equifax from $212.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $225.28.

Equifax Trading Up 0.2%

EFX stock opened at $154.25 on Friday. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $152.95 and a one year high of $275.91. The stock has a market cap of $18.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $170.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $191.31. 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 (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The company’s revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.53 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company 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. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 39.44%.

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.