Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab Makes New $17.34 Million Investment in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 109,260 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $17,342,000. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab owned about 0.09% of Equifax as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,491,357,000. State Street Corp grew its position in Equifax by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,056,441 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,097,147,000 after purchasing an additional 66,289 shares during the last quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP grew its position in Equifax by 310.5% in the 1st quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 4,184,569 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $753,515,000 after purchasing an additional 3,165,120 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 57.2% in the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $609,693,000 after purchasing an additional 1,022,819 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 36.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,107,458 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $379,490,000 after purchasing an additional 563,880 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Equifax from $243.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Equifax from $220.00 to $212.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Bank of America reduced their price target on Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings raised Equifax from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Equifax from $195.00 to $179.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 13th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $215.79.

Equifax Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $181.82 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $178.16. Equifax, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $150.74 and a fifty-two week high of $271.84. The firm has a market cap of $21.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 10.73%.Equifax’s revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.00 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. This trade represents a 12.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.70% of the stock is owned by company 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.