NYSE:EFXEquifax Stock Price, Forecast & News

$150.90

-0.35 (-0.23 %)

(As of 05/27/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$149.62

Now: $150.90▼

$154.23

50-Day Range

$113.85

MA: $136.95▼

$151.25

52-Week Range

$103.01

Now: $150.90▼

$164.77

Volume1.81 million shs

Average Volume839,948 shs

Market Capitalization$18.32 billion

P/E Ratio68.59

Dividend Yield1.03%

Beta1.18

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. The International segment provides information service products, which include consumer and commercial services, such as credit and financial information, and credit scoring and modeling; and credit and other marketing products and services, as well as offers information, technology, and services to support debt collections and recovery management. The Workforce Solutions segment provides employment, income, and social security number verification services; and payroll-based transaction and employment tax management services. The Global Consumer Solutions segment offers credit information, credit monitoring, and identity theft protection products directly to consumers through Internet. The company serves customers in financial service, mortgage, employers, consumer, commercial, telecommunication, retail, automotive, utility, brokerage, healthcare, and insurance industries, as well as state and federal governments. The company operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, the Republic of Ireland, Russia, India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. Equifax Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Equifax has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $150.67, Equifax has a potential downside of 0.2% from its current price of $150.90.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Equifax has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.6 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Equifax has received 534 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Equifax has received 503 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Equifax has received 51.49% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Equifax and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe EFX will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe EFX will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

3.3 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Equifax is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.03%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Equifax does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Equifax is 27.76 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Equifax will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.32 % next year. This indicates that Equifax will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Equifax insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,854,000.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.87% of the stock of Equifax is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
94.83% of the stock of Equifax is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Equifax are expected to grow by 16.41% in the coming year, from $4.57 to $5.32 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Equifax is 68.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.68.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Equifax is 68.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 17.39.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Equifax has a PEG Ratio of 13.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Equifax has a P/B Ratio of 7.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.95 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Consumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies,

Sub-IndustryResearch & Consulting Services

SectorBusiness Services

Current SymbolNYSE:EFX

Previous Symbol

CUSIP29442910

CIK33185

Webwww.equifax.com

Phone404-885-8000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.44

Current Ratio1.00

Quick Ratio1.00

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio68.59

Forward P/E Ratio33.02

P/E Growth13.57

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$3.51 billion

Price / Sales5.22

Cash Flow$8.43 per share

Price / Cash Flow17.90

Book Value$20.02 per share

Price / Book7.54

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.62

Net Income$-398,800,000.00

Net Margins7.45%

Return on Equity27.87%

Return on Assets9.34%

Miscellaneous

Employees11,200

Outstanding Shares121,390,000

Market Cap$18.32 billion

Next Earnings Date7/22/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Equifax's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Equifax's stock was trading at $145.48 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EFX stock has increased by 3.7% and is now trading at $150.90. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Equifax?

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equifax in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Equifax.

When is Equifax's next earnings date?

Equifax is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Equifax.

How were Equifax's earnings last quarter?

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 20th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.11. The credit services provider earned $957.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $907.27 million. Equifax had a return on equity of 27.87% and a net margin of 7.45%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. View Equifax's earnings history.

How often does Equifax pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Equifax?

Equifax declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share on Friday, June 12th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. View Equifax's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for EFX?

19 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Equifax's shares. Their forecasts range from $110.00 to $185.00. On average, they expect Equifax's share price to reach $150.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.2%. View analysts' price targets for Equifax.

Has Equifax been receiving favorable news coverage?

News stories about EFX stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Equifax earned a media sentiment score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the credit services provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutEquifax.

Are investors shorting Equifax?

Equifax saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,610,000 shares, an increase of 23.1% from the April 15th total of 2,120,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,090,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 2.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Equifax's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Equifax's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Equifax include Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Nielsen (NLSN), FTI Consulting (FCN), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), ICF International (ICFI), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), Resources Connection (RECN), CRA International (CRAI), Franklin Covey (FC), VSE (VSEC), Mistras Group (MG), Acacia Research (ACTG) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Equifax own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Equifax investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), Micron Technology (MU), Mastercard (MA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Procter & Gamble (PG), Starbucks (SBUX), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Netflix (NFLX) and Walmart (WMT).

Who are Equifax's key executives?

Equifax's management team includes the following 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)

What is Equifax's stock symbol?

Equifax trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EFX."

Who are Equifax's major shareholders?

Equifax's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (8.71%), Capital International Investors (7.33%), BlackRock Inc. (6.37%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.30%), State Street Corp (3.85%) and Lone Pine Capital LLC (2.61%). Company insiders that own Equifax stock include J Dann Adams, John J Kelley III, John T Hartman and Prasanna Dhore. View institutional ownership trends for Equifax.

Which major investors are selling Equifax stock?

EFX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mackenzie Financial Corp, Capital International Investors, Capital Research Global Investors, Deutsche Bank AG, Lone Pine Capital LLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, BlackRock Inc., and Aviva PLC. Company insiders that have sold Equifax company stock in the last year include J Dann Adams, John J Kelley III, John T Hartman, and Prasanna Dhore. View insider buying and selling activity for Equifax.

Which major investors are buying Equifax stock?

EFX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Melvin Capital Management LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., FDx Advisors Inc., FDx Advisors Inc., 1832 Asset Management L.P., and Invesco Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $150.90.

How big of a company is Equifax?

Equifax has a market capitalization of $18.32 billion and generates $3.51 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $-398,800,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $5.62 on an earnings per share basis. Equifax employs 11,200 workers across the globe.

What is Equifax's official website?

The official website for Equifax is www.equifax.com.

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]

This page was last updated on 5/28/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff