7,540 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Acquired by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 7,540 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,197,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EFX. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its position in Equifax by 612.5% in the 4th quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Equifax during the second quarter valued at about $34,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EFX has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Equifax from $243.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Barclays reduced their price target on Equifax from $215.00 to $200.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised Equifax from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $214.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $216.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total transaction of $6,506,098.56. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. The trade was a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $192.98 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $172.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $178.12. The company has a market cap of $22.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. Equifax, Inc. has a 12 month low of $150.74 and a 12 month high of $271.84.

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

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a $0.56 dividend. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.37%.

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.