Clarius Group LLC Sells 47 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Clarius Group LLC decreased its position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 810 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 47 shares during the quarter. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $210,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Equifax by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,708,331 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,582,361,000 after acquiring an additional 318,826 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Equifax by 40.0% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,037,804 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,714,129,000 after acquiring an additional 2,009,987 shares during the last quarter. Harris Associates L P boosted its stake in Equifax by 27.6% during the 1st quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 4,570,557 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,113,205,000 after acquiring an additional 987,772 shares during the last quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP boosted its stake in Equifax by 63.4% during the 1st quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 2,801,325 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $682,291,000 after acquiring an additional 1,087,446 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Equifax by 119.3% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,453,618 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $354,044,000 after acquiring an additional 790,919 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on EFX. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $310.00 to $289.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $282.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total transaction of $11,665,891.44. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,533,591.12. The trade was a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE EFX opened at $238.29 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Equifax, Inc. has a 12-month low of $199.98 and a 12-month high of $294.92. The company has a market capitalization of $29.50 billion, a PE ratio of 46.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $248.03 and its 200-day moving average is $251.38.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.08. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.82 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 39.14%.

Equifax Company Profile

Equifax Inc operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship.