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NYSE:EFX

Equifax - EFX Competitors

$201.63
+1.94 (+0.97%)
(As of 03/31/2023 12:27 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$198.99
$201.85
50-Day Range
$193.14
$230.65
52-Week Range
$145.98
$243.51
Volume
316,143 shs
Average Volume
787,862 shs
Market Capitalization
$24.85 billion
P/E Ratio
35.69
Dividend Yield
0.77%
Price Target
$212.40

EFX vs. TRU, SPOT, IT, GPN, NU, VRSK, APTV, FIS, OMC, and RTO

Should you be buying Equifax stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equifax include TransUnion (TRU), Spotify Technology (SPOT), Gartner (IT), Global Payments (GPN), NU (NU), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Aptiv (APTV), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Omnicom Group (OMC), and Rentokil Initial (RTO). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.

Equifax vs.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) and Equifax (NYSE:EFX) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and community ranking.

Equifax received 99 more outperform votes than TransUnion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.48% of users gave TransUnion an outperform vote while only 63.48% of users gave Equifax an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
TransUnionOutperform Votes
478
68.48%
Underperform Votes
220
31.52%
EquifaxOutperform Votes
577
63.48%
Underperform Votes
332
36.52%

In the previous week, Equifax had 1 more articles in the media than TransUnion. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Equifax and 8 mentions for TransUnion. Equifax's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat TransUnion's score of 0.19 indicating that Equifax is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TransUnion
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Equifax
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

95.0% of TransUnion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Equifax shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of TransUnion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Equifax shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

TransUnion has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equifax has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Equifax has a net margin of 13.59% compared to TransUnion's net margin of 7.26%. Equifax's return on equity of 24.19% beat TransUnion's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TransUnion 7.26% 15.22% 5.35%
Equifax 13.59% 24.19% 8.21%

Equifax has higher revenue and earnings than TransUnion. Equifax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransUnion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TransUnion$3.71 billion3.24$269.50 million$1.3944.71
Equifax$5.12 billion4.85$696.20 million$5.6535.69

TransUnion pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Equifax pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. TransUnion pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equifax pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. TransUnion has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Equifax is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

TransUnion presently has a consensus target price of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.91%. Equifax has a consensus target price of $212.07, indicating a potential upside of 5.18%. Given TransUnion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe TransUnion is more favorable than Equifax.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TransUnion
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Equifax
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47

Summary

Equifax beats TransUnion on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EFX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EFX vs. The Competition

MetricEquifaxConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$24.85B$27.00B$4.79B$14.62B
Dividend Yield0.80%1.09%4.89%3.87%
P/E Ratio35.6927.06250.1220.62
Price / Sales4.854.36372.7710.79
Price / Cash15.9414.64139.8924.37
Price / Book6.215.774.396.89
Net Income$696.20M$740.02M$113.95M$866.28M
7 Day Performance2.05%1.91%2.37%4.21%
1 Month Performance-0.44%-0.92%-1.88%-3.65%
1 Year Performance-14.96%-17.59%-20.01%-11.88%

Equifax Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TRU
TransUnion
3.4473 of 5 stars
$60.42
+4.1%
$77.38
+28.1%
-40.7%$11.67B$3.71B43.4712,200Analyst Report
SPOT
Spotify Technology
1.9745 of 5 stars
$129.87
+1.4%
$132.78
+2.2%
-16.2%$25.10B$11.73B-42.038,359Short Interest ↓
IT
Gartner
2.672 of 5 stars
$318.36
+1.2%
$359.00
+12.8%
+6.0%$25.17B$5.48B31.8719,500Short Interest ↓
GPN
Global Payments
3.4358 of 5 stars
$103.33
+3.8%
$149.31
+44.5%
-25.0%$27.26B$8.98B234.8525,000Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
NU
NU
2.1824 of 5 stars
$4.58
+5.0%
$7.83
+71.0%
-40.3%$21.11B$4.79B-57.258,000
VRSK
Verisk Analytics
2.4048 of 5 stars
$190.25
+1.4%
$201.09
+5.7%
-12.0%$29.43B$2.50B31.927,000
APTV
Aptiv
2.7544 of 5 stars
$109.56
+1.5%
$135.76
+23.9%
-10.0%$29.70B$17.49B56.18160,000Short Interest ↓
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services
3.1497 of 5 stars
$51.47
+1.6%
$89.48
+73.8%
-48.4%$30.47B$14.53B-1.8269,000Short Interest ↑
OMC
Omnicom Group
2.5779 of 5 stars
$90.48
+2.0%
$97.33
+7.6%
+7.4%$18.22B$14.29B14.2074,200Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
RTO
Rentokil Initial
0 of 5 stars
$35.16
+0.7%
N/AN/A$17.72B$4.59B0.00N/A
This page (NYSE:EFX) was last updated on 3/31/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff