Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $215.7895.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $243.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $208.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $182.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $256.00 to $238.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total transaction of $6,506,098.56. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. This trade represents a 12.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Equifax in the second quarter valued at about $1,491,357,000. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,056,441 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,097,147,000 after buying an additional 66,289 shares during the last quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 310.5% during the first quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 4,184,569 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $753,515,000 after buying an additional 3,165,120 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 57.2% in the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $609,693,000 after buying an additional 1,022,819 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 36.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,107,458 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $379,490,000 after buying an additional 563,880 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equifax Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of NYSE EFX opened at $180.88 on Tuesday. Equifax has a twelve month low of $150.74 and a twelve month high of $271.84. The firm has a market cap of $21.25 billion, a PE ratio of 31.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $169.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 10.73%.The business’s revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.00 EPS. 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 expect that Equifax will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.