Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Receives $284.80 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Key Points

• Equifax, Inc. has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from 19 analysts, with a 1-year average price target of $284.80.
• CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of Equifax stock, reducing his ownership by 25.25%, while the company's insiders own 1.40% of the shares.
• Equifax reported $2.00 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share.

Shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the nineteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $284.80.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on EFX. Citigroup cut their price objective on Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Equifax from $310.00 to $300.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Equifax from $280.00 to $260.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $310.00 to $289.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd.

Equifax Price Performance

Equifax stock traded down $3.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $257.50. The stock had a trading volume of 1,513,645 shares, compared to its average volume of 931,388. The firm's 50 day moving average is $248.80 and its 200 day moving average is $250.82. Equifax has a one year low of $199.98 and a one year high of $301.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 10.95%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Equifax will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.14%.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total value of $11,665,891.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares of the company's stock, valued at $34,533,591.12. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Country Trust Bank bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Equifax during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Equifax during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in Equifax during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.

Equifax Company 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.