Inceptionr LLC Grows Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Inceptionr LLC boosted its position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 173.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,850 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,710 shares during the quarter. Inceptionr LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,053,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gibbs Wealth Management grew its holdings in Equifax by 20.9% during the 1st quarter. Gibbs Wealth Management now owns 3,074 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $554,000 after acquiring an additional 531 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of Equifax by 49.1% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 377,600 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $67,994,000 after purchasing an additional 124,320 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 9,039 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,628,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 16.2% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 28,013 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,044,000 after purchasing an additional 3,901 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 1st quarter worth $1,075,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on EFX shares. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $208.00 price target on Equifax in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings raised Equifax from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $182.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Equifax from $215.00 to $200.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $215.79.

Equifax Trading Up 3.2%

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $172.08 on Friday. Equifax, Inc. has a 1 year low of $150.74 and a 1 year high of $271.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.60. The company has a market capitalization of $20.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.24, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.32. The company’s fifty day moving average is $165.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $182.66.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. Equifax had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The company had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $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. Analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd were given a $0.56 dividend. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is 39.37%.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total transaction of $426,899.95. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,132,885.02. This represents a 7.68% decrease in their position. The transaction 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. 1.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.