Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC Takes Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 775 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Adirondack Trust Co. purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the second quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 362.3% during the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 319 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,405,634.16. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 22,045 shares in the company, valued at $5,095,040.40. This trade represents a 49.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 54,270 shares of company stock worth $12,580,837 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on EFX shares. Barclays reduced their price target on Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Citigroup reduced their price target on Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price target on Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $277.13.

Equifax Trading Down 0.6%

Equifax stock opened at $209.76 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $240.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $251.44. Equifax, Inc. has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $281.07. The company has a market capitalization of $25.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.68.

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

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is 37.95%.

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.