Equifax Inc provides information solutions and human resources business process outsourcing services for businesses, governments, and consumers. The company operates through four segments: U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), International, Workforce Solutions, and Global Consumer Solutions. The USIS segment offers consumer and commercial information services, such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling and portfolio analytics, locate, fraud detection and prevention, identity verification, and other consulting; mortgage loan origination information; financial marketing; and identity management services.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Consumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies,
Sub-IndustryResearch & Consulting Services
SectorBusiness Services
Phone404-885-8000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$3.41 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees10,900
Next Earnings Date10/23/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Equifax's stock symbol?
Equifax trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EFX."
How often does Equifax pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Equifax?
Equifax announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 22nd. View Equifax's Dividend History.
How were Equifax's earnings last quarter?
Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.04. The credit services provider earned $880 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $873.74 million. Equifax had a positive return on equity of 22.63% and a negative net margin of 12.52%. Equifax's quarterly revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.56 earnings per share. View Equifax's Earnings History.
When is Equifax's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Equifax's earnings call?
Equifax will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What guidance has Equifax issued on next quarter's earnings?
Equifax issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.57-5.77 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.64. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.425-3.525 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.47 billion.
What price target have analysts set for EFX?
14 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Equifax's shares. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $155.00. On average, they expect Equifax's share price to reach $130.91 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.8%. View Analyst Price Targets for Equifax.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Equifax?
14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equifax in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Equifax.
Has Equifax been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about EFX stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Equifax earned a daily sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the credit services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Equifax.
Are investors shorting Equifax?
Equifax saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,480,000 shares, an increase of 7.1% from the August 30th total of 3,250,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 790,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.4 days. Currently, 2.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Equifax's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Equifax's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Equifax own?
Who are Equifax's key executives?
Equifax's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. John W. Gamble Jr., Corp. VP & CFO (Age 56)
- Mr. John J. Kelley III, Chief Legal Officer, Corp. VP & Corp. Sec. (Age 58)
- Mr. Rodolfo O. Ploder, Pres of Workforce Solutions (Age 58)
- Mr. Paulino do Rego Barros Jr., Exec. (Age 63)
- Mr. Mark W. Begor, CEO & Director (Age 61)
Who are Equifax's major shareholders?
Equifax's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Toth Financial Advisory Corp (0.03%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.02%), Biltmore Family Office LLC (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%) and Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. (0.01%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Equifax.
Which institutional investors are selling Equifax stock?
EFX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Biltmore Family Office LLC, Toth Financial Advisory Corp, Riverbridge Partners LLC and Valeo Financial Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Equifax.
Which institutional investors are buying Equifax stock?
EFX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rockland Trust Co., CX Institutional, NuWave Investment Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Signaturefd LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc. and DNB Asset Management AS. View Insider Buying and Selling for Equifax.
How do I buy shares of Equifax?
Shares of EFX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Equifax's stock price today?
One share of EFX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $145.18.
How big of a company is Equifax?
Equifax has a market capitalization of $17.55 billion and generates $3.41 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $299.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.79 on an earnings per share basis. Equifax employs 10,900 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Equifax.
What is Equifax's official website?
How can I contact Equifax?
Equifax's mailing address is 1550 PEACHTREE STREET N.W., ATLANTA GA, 30309. The credit services provider can be reached via phone at 404-885-8000 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Equifax (NYSE EFX)
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