Capital International Investors Decreases Stock Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Capital International Investors lessened its holdings in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,434,784 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 43,682 shares during the quarter. Capital International Investors owned 0.09% of Equifax worth $2,676,782,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EFX. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Equifax by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 458 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $117,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in Equifax by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,971 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 2.8% in the third quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP now owns 2,126 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $545,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 82.9% during the third quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 128 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 16.9% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 401 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $250.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Argus upgraded Equifax to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $220.00 price objective on Equifax in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on Equifax from $295.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $240.33.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE:EFX opened at $204.68 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. Equifax, Inc. has a 52 week low of $166.02 and a 52 week high of $281.03. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $205.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $220.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.62 billion, a PE ratio of 38.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.55.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 10.87%.Equifax’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.12 earnings per share. Equifax has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.700 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.730 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This is a positive change from Equifax’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.89, for a total transaction of $7,629,624.99. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 230,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,536,856.34. The trade was a 14.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.72, for a total transaction of $880,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 58,921 shares in the company, valued at $11,532,018.12. This represents a 7.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 49,671 shares of company stock worth $9,960,181 over the last 90 days. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.