Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Invests $7.03 Million in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 39,037 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $7,029,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFX. Cinctive Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,837,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Equifax by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 827,071 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $212,160,000 after acquiring an additional 137,604 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 121.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 540,896 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $138,756,000 after purchasing an additional 296,816 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 331,168 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $84,954,000 after purchasing an additional 12,909 shares during the period. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the third quarter valued at approximately $4,981,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 $46,846,252. The trade was a 12.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total value of $426,899.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 29,518 shares in the company, valued at $5,132,885.02. This trade represents a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $171.86 on Friday. Equifax, Inc. has a 1-year low of $150.74 and a 1-year high of $275.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $165.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $187.62. The company has a market capitalization of $20.46 billion, a PE ratio of 30.26, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.32.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The company had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.53 EPS. Equifax’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a $0.56 dividend. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EFX. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Equifax from $240.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $230.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Equifax from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Equifax from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Equifax has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $223.39.

Equifax 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.