7,700 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Bought by Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC

Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 7,700 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,975,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,282,951 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,920,535,000 after purchasing an additional 316,048 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Equifax by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,968,897 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,288,783,000 after purchasing an additional 66,914 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Equifax by 2.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,142,763 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $811,650,000 after purchasing an additional 75,627 shares during the period. Generation Investment Management LLP increased its position in Equifax by 6.3% during the third quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 2,736,467 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $701,986,000 after buying an additional 163,375 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in Equifax by 8.9% during the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,726,990 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $447,928,000 after buying an additional 140,427 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE:EFX opened at $191.36 on Thursday. Equifax, Inc. has a 52 week low of $166.02 and a 52 week high of $281.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.60. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $204.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $220.14. The firm has a market cap of $23.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.55.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its 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. Equifax had a net margin of 10.87% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.12 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a dividend of $0.56 per share. This is an increase from Equifax’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 42.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, EVP John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.72, for a total value of $880,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 58,921 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,532,018.12. The trade was a 7.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.89, for a total value of $7,629,624.99. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 230,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,536,856.34. The trade was a 14.09% 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 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EFX has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets set a $195.00 target price on Equifax in a research note 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 target on Equifax in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $271.00 to $266.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, UBS Group set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $240.33.

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.