Aviso Financial Inc. Cuts Holdings in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Key Points

• Aviso Financial Inc. has reduced its stake in Equifax, Inc. by 78.2%, leaving them with 949 shares valued at approximately $231,000.
• Despite Aviso's reduction, other institutional investors have increased their holdings in Equifax, with significant increases from firms such as Integrated Advisors Network and First Horizon Advisors.
• Equifax's stock has seen varied analyst ratings, with a current average price target of $285.00 and a general outlook of "Moderate Buy" from analysts.

Aviso Financial Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 78.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 949 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 3,410 shares during the quarter. Aviso Financial Inc.'s holdings in Equifax were worth $231,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its holdings in Equifax by 12.0% during the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 2,212 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $539,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its position in Equifax by 1,464.7% in the 1st quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 18,119 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $4,413,000 after purchasing an additional 16,961 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Equifax in the 1st quarter worth about $209,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Equifax by 19.9% in the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,611 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $392,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Equifax by 44.2% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,229 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,274,000 after purchasing an additional 1,602 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Price Performance

Equifax stock traded up $9.4880 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $254.9380. 891,615 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,066,251. The company's fifty day moving average is $252.65 and its 200-day moving average is $250.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market cap of $31.56 billion, a PE ratio of 49.89, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.64. Equifax, Inc. has a 52 week low of $199.98 and a 52 week high of $309.63.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. Equifax's revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS. 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, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. Equifax's payout ratio is currently 39.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares of the company's stock, valued at $34,533,591.12. The trade was a 25.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on EFX. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of 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 dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $280.00 to $260.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $296.00 to $279.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Equifax presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $283.53.

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.