4,246 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Acquired by North Dakota State Investment Board

North Dakota State Investment Board purchased a new position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 4,246 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $921,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EFX. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Equifax by 64.4% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 148 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Equifax in the third quarter worth $34,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Equifax in the second quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in Equifax in the third quarter worth $47,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equifax Trading Up 2.3%

NYSE EFX opened at $164.53 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.59 billion, a PE ratio of 28.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a fifty day moving average of $177.90 and a 200 day moving average of $197.99. Equifax, Inc. has a 1 year low of $156.47 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.

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

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is 39.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,846,252. This represents a 12.21% decrease in their position. 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. Also, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were 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 owned 29,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,132,885.02. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 44,746 shares of company stock worth $7,822,808. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $240.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 17th. BMO Capital Markets set a $195.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $244.00 to $243.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $253.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $226.67.

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.