Equifax, Inc. $EFX Shares Sold by California State Teachers Retirement System

California State Teachers Retirement System cut its position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 1.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 193,960 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 3,816 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System owned 0.17% of Equifax worth $30,785,331 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Equifax during the second quarter worth $1,491,357,000. Soroban Capital Partners LP raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 310.5% during the first quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 4,184,569 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $753,515,000 after acquiring an additional 3,165,120 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 57.2% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $609,693,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022,819 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 36.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,107,458 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $379,490,000 after acquiring an additional 563,880 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Generation Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth $290,868,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.96, for a total transaction of $845,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 69,055 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,979,577.80. The trade was a 6.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Mark Begor sold 37,791 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total value of $6,506,098.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares in the company, valued at $46,808,582.40. This represents a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE:EFX traded down $3.40 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $168.90. 627,312 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,694,966. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $150.74 and a one year high of $271.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $179.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $176.85. The firm has a market cap of $19.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.31.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 10.73%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.00 EPS. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. Equifax's payout ratio is presently 39.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the subject of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $208.00 price objective on shares of Equifax and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $222.00 to $194.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Equifax from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Equifax from $245.00 to $232.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $215.16.

Equifax Company Profile

Equifax Inc NYSE: EFX is a global data, analytics and technology company that provides information solutions to businesses, government agencies and consumers. Its services help organizations assess credit risk, prevent fraud, verify identities, market products and make informed decisions about lending, employment and other transactions.

The company's offerings include consumer and commercial credit reports, credit scores, fraud-prevention and identity-management tools, income and employment verification services, mortgage and housing data, and workforce-management solutions.

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