Strs Ohio Grows Stock Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Strs Ohio lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 309.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 12,123 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 9,163 shares during the period. Strs Ohio's holdings in Equifax were worth $2,630,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 64.4% in the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 148 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management lifted its position in Equifax by 82.9% during the 3rd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 128 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, State of Wyoming purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the second quarter worth about $34,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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 Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.72, for a total transaction of $880,740.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 58,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,532,018.12. The trade was a 7.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 6,213 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.81, for a total transaction of $1,216,567.53. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 41,036 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,035,259.16. This trade represents a 13.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 87,462 shares of company stock valued at $16,475,349 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.70% of the company's stock.

Equifax Stock Down 1.2%

EFX opened at $170.13 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $186.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $202.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.95, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.35. Equifax, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $166.02 and a fifty-two week high of $281.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.61.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 20.41% and a net margin of 11.12%.The firm's revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.53 EPS. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th were issued a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. This is an increase from Equifax's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio is 39.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EFX. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $271.00 to $266.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Argus upgraded Equifax to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. BMO Capital Markets set a $195.00 price objective on Equifax in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Equifax from $253.00 to $235.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Equifax from $244.00 to $243.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $228.88.

Equifax 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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