Analysts Set Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) PT at $215.16

Shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fifteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $215.1579.

A number of research analysts recently commented on EFX shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Equifax from $243.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $214.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Friday, August 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $182.00 target price (up from $173.00) on shares of Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th.

Equifax Stock Up 0.1%

EFX opened at $177.31 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $20.83 billion, a PE ratio of 31.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.60. Equifax has a 1 year low of $150.74 and a 1 year high of $271.84. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $178.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $177.68.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $1.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.00 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Equifax will post 8.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a $0.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.37%.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other news, CEO Mark Begor sold 37,791 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total transaction of $6,506,098.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. This represents a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 612.5% in the 4th quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in Equifax in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new stake in Equifax during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Company 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.