Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.08 EPS

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The credit services provider reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.08, Zacks reports. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.41 billion. Equifax updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.250-7.650 EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.850-1.950 EPS.

Equifax Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of Equifax stock traded down $0.58 during trading on Friday, hitting $256.62. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,118,422 shares, compared to its average volume of 965,427. Equifax has a 52 week low of $199.98 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $236.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $253.73. The company has a market capitalization of $32.03 billion, a PE ratio of 53.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This is a boost from Equifax's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. Equifax's payout ratio is 32.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. BNP Paribas lowered Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $265.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Gordon Haskett upgraded Equifax to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $292.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Equifax stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 49.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,638 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Equifax were worth $927,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.