Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Takes $20.10 Million Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 77,494 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $20,100,000. Equifax accounts for approximately 0.1% of Eisler Capital Management Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Equifax by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,966,903 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,881,966,000 after buying an additional 258,572 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 40.0% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,037,804 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,714,129,000 after acquiring an additional 2,009,987 shares during the last quarter. Harris Associates L P raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 27.6% during the first quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 4,570,557 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,113,205,000 after acquiring an additional 987,772 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $811,650,000 after purchasing an additional 75,627 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Generation Investment Management LLP boosted its position in Equifax by 63.4% during the first quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 2,801,325 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $682,291,000 after purchasing an additional 1,087,446 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equifax Trading Up 3.4%

NYSE:EFX opened at $213.74 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $229.82 and its 200-day moving average is $247.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. Equifax, Inc. has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $281.07. The firm has a market cap of $26.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.64.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. Equifax’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.85 EPS. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 37.95%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Equifax in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $271.00 price target for the company. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $277.13.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.12, for a total value of $4,942,732.32. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 22,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,095,040.40. This trade represents a 49.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total value of $1,176,779.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,405,634.16. This represents a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 54,270 shares of company stock valued at $12,580,837. 1.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Equifax Profile

Equifax Inc operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship.