Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Announces Earnings Results

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.08, Zacks reports. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 1.870-1.970 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 7.330-7.630 EPS.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX traded up $0.61 during trading on Friday, reaching $246.59. The company had a trading volume of 270,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,049,045. The firm's fifty day moving average is $261.94 and its 200 day moving average is $253.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.63 billion, a PE ratio of 48.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.60. Equifax has a twelve month low of $199.98 and a twelve month high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.77.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.10, for a total value of $518,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 65,176 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $16,887,101.60. This represents a 2.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 22,160 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $256.61, for a total transaction of $5,686,477.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,395 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $36,539,980.95. This represents a 13.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Equifax by 49.2% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,638 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $927,000 after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 1st quarter worth $204,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,523 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $615,000 after buying an additional 321 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $310.00 to $300.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $315.00 to $278.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America downgraded shares of Equifax from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $300.00 to $285.00 in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $285.00.

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.