Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Price Target Cut to $253.00 by Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus

Key Points

• Equifax's target price was reduced by Stifel Nicolaus from $295.00 to $253.00, while maintaining a "buy" rating, indicating a potential upside of 10.32% from the current price.
• The company's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $2.04, exceeding estimates and reflecting a 7.2% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Equifax maintains a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $277.13, supported by diverse analysts' ratings from various firms.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) had its target price decreased by investment analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $295.00 to $253.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the credit services provider's stock. Stifel Nicolaus' price target suggests a potential upside of 10.32% from the stock's current price.

EFX has been the topic of several other reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $295.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Equifax in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $271.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $277.13.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $229.33 on Wednesday. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $245.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $250.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.88, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.68. Equifax has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $281.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.77.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.52 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. Equifax's revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Equifax will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total transaction of $11,665,891.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,533,591.12. The trade was a 25.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Country Trust Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Caldwell Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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