Theleme Partners LLP Sells 115,000 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Key Points

• Theleme Partners LLP reduced its stake in Equifax by 16.1%, now holding approximately $145.67 million worth of shares, accounting for 11.4% of its investment portfolio.
• Equifax reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $2.00, surpassing analysts' expectations, along with revenue of $1.54 billion, reflecting a 7.4% increase year-over-year.
• The company's stock has received mixed ratings from analysts, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a target price averaging around $283.53.

Theleme Partners LLP lowered its position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 16.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 598,088 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 115,000 shares during the quarter. Equifax comprises 11.4% of Theleme Partners LLP's holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Theleme Partners LLP owned 0.48% of Equifax worth $145,670,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 49.2% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,638 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $927,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares during the period. AXA S.A. increased its position in shares of Equifax by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 998 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $254,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Equifax by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 12,560 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $3,201,000 after purchasing an additional 926 shares during the period. Colonial Trust Co SC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 505.0% in the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 121 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $234,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,872 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $34,533,591.12. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EFX has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Equifax from $310.00 to $300.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on Equifax from $296.00 to $279.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $295.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Bank of America cut Equifax from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $300.00 to $285.00 in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $305.00 target price (up previously from $295.00) on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $283.53.

Equifax Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of EFX stock traded down $3.44 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $256.80. 255,916 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,042,688. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $249.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $250.16. Equifax, Inc. has a 1-year low of $199.98 and a 1-year high of $309.63. The company has a market cap of $31.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.08. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 10.95%.The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.82 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

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

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.