Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Invests $40.03 Million in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Key Points

• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased 252,192 Equifax shares worth approximately $40.03 million, acquiring a roughly 0.21% stake. Institutional investors collectively own 96.2% of the company.
• Equifax exceeded quarterly earnings expectations with EPS of $2.25 versus the $2.20 consensus, while revenue reached $1.70 billion, up 10.6% year over year. The company provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.39 to $8.69.
• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $216.89, compared with the stock’s recent price of $190.60. Equifax also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.56 per share, representing a 1.2% yield.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 252,192 shares of the credit services provider's stock, valued at approximately $40,028,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board owned approximately 0.21% of Equifax as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,491,357,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,056,441 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,097,147,000 after acquiring an additional 66,289 shares in the last quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP lifted its position in Equifax by 310.5% during the 1st quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 4,184,569 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $753,515,000 after acquiring an additional 3,165,120 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Equifax by 57.2% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $609,693,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022,819 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Equifax by 36.5% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,107,458 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $379,490,000 after acquiring an additional 563,880 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equifax Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $190.60 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $174.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.39 billion, a PE ratio of 33.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.30. Equifax, Inc. has a 52-week low of $150.74 and a 52-week high of $271.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.60.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.70 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.00 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Equifax's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.37%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of Equifax 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. This trade represents a 12.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.70% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Equifax from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised Equifax from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $214.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Barclays cut their price target on Equifax from $215.00 to $200.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Equifax from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Equifax from $222.00 to $194.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $216.89.

Equifax Company Profile

Equifax Inc NYSE: EFX is a global data, analytics and technology company that specializes in consumer and commercial credit reporting, decisioning tools and identity solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax is one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States and provides credit information and related services to lenders, employers, governments and consumers worldwide.

The company's offerings include consumer credit reports and scores, credit monitoring and identity protection services, and a range of business-oriented products for risk management, fraud detection and compliance.

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