Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Has $5.03 Million Stock Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Key Points

• Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund reduced its holdings in Equifax, Inc. by 14.1%, selling 3,400 shares during the first quarter, leaving them with 20,644 shares valued at approximately $5 million.
• Equifax reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS), surpassing analysts' expectations, with revenue up 7.4% year-over-year at $1.54 billion.
• Equifax's stock has a current market cap of $30.67 billion and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $285.00 from analysts.

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund cut its position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 14.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,644 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 3,400 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund's holdings in Equifax were worth $5,028,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Equifax by 1,920.0% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 101 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Equifax in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Colonial Trust Co SC grew its stake in Equifax by 505.0% in the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 121 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in Equifax in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE EFX traded down $1.1310 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $247.2190. The company had a trading volume of 182,177 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,053,235. The company has a market capitalization of $30.61 billion, a PE ratio of 48.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $253.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $250.62. Equifax, Inc. has a twelve month low of $199.98 and a twelve month high of $309.63.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.51 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 10.95%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.14%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total transaction 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 approximately $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 accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on EFX. Citigroup decreased their price target on Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America cut Equifax from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $300.00 to $285.00 in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Barclays cut their price objective on Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Equifax from $310.00 to $300.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $283.53.

About Equifax

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.