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EFX vs. VRSK, FCN, DNB, CBZ, EXPO, VSEC, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, and ACTG

Should you be buying Equifax stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equifax include Verisk Analytics (VRSK), FTI Consulting (FCN), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), CRA International (CRAI), and Acacia Research (ACTG). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.

Equifax vs. Its Competitors

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

Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 32.65% compared to Equifax's net margin of 10.63%. Verisk Analytics' return on equity of 274.13% beat Equifax's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equifax10.63% 19.13% 7.51%
Verisk Analytics 32.65%274.13%20.34%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Equifax$5.73B5.79$604.10M$4.8954.66
Verisk Analytics$2.93B14.77$614.60M$6.8345.31

Equifax has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Equifax pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Equifax pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verisk Analytics pays out 26.4% 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. Equifax has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Verisk Analytics has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Equifax received 87 more outperform votes than Verisk Analytics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.69% of users gave Verisk Analytics an outperform vote while only 63.89% of users gave Equifax an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EquifaxOutperform Votes
644
63.89%
Underperform Votes
364
36.11%
Verisk AnalyticsOutperform Votes
557
64.69%
Underperform Votes
304
35.31%

Equifax currently has a consensus price target of $293.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.91%. Verisk Analytics has a consensus price target of $302.40, indicating a potential downside of 2.28%. Given Equifax's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Equifax is more favorable than Verisk Analytics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Equifax
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Verisk Analytics
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

In the previous week, Equifax and Equifax both had 19 articles in the media. Verisk Analytics' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Equifax's score of 0.54 indicating that Verisk Analytics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Equifax
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Verisk Analytics
13 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

96.2% of Equifax shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Equifax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Equifax beats Verisk Analytics on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$32.82B$42.33B$14.16B$19.73B
Dividend Yield0.74%1.00%2.58%3.79%
P/E Ratio55.3339.9733.5235.23
Price / Sales5.795.21304.9743.80
Price / Cash18.8017.9930.9317.51
Price / Book6.886.285.434.83
Net Income$604.10M$984.76M$194.72M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-1.64%-0.85%-1.66%-0.46%
1 Month Performance-4.15%-2.15%0.93%1.46%
1 Year Performance11.80%16.54%23.34%11.27%

Equifax Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EFX
Equifax
4.4799 of 5 stars
$267.27
+1.1%
$293.75
+9.9%
+10.6%$32.82B$5.73B55.3314,000
VRSK
Verisk Analytics
4.0608 of 5 stars
$313.27
-2.0%
$302.40
-3.5%
+17.1%$43.82B$2.93B48.877,000Positive News
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.844 of 5 stars
$160.03
-2.4%
$175.50
+9.7%
-21.8%$5.49B$3.67B20.527,640Positive News
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
3.1028 of 5 stars
$9.03
+0.1%
$11.86
+31.4%
+0.6%$4.03B$2.40B-150.396,360
CBZ
CBIZ
4.1066 of 5 stars
$72.67
-1.9%
$86.00
+18.3%
-8.9%$3.95B$2.16B30.796,500
EXPO
Exponent
4.036 of 5 stars
$77.39
0.0%
$120.00
+55.1%
-20.3%$3.93B$559.09M36.501,310
VSEC
VSE
2.7403 of 5 stars
$133.28
-0.3%
$125.17
-6.1%
+62.6%$2.75B$1.17B166.602,500Positive News
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.4062 of 5 stars
$140.02
-2.1%
$170.75
+21.9%
+42.6%$2.42B$1.56B30.445,660Positive News
ICFI
ICF International
4.3932 of 5 stars
$83.82
-0.5%
$127.20
+51.8%
-38.5%$1.54B$2.01B14.737,700
CRAI
CRA International
3.5456 of 5 stars
$188.77
-0.2%
$228.00
+20.8%
+5.6%$1.29B$697.48M28.01940Positive News
High Trading Volume
ACTG
Acacia Research
2.5858 of 5 stars
$3.82
-0.3%
N/A-28.5%$367.38M$222.41M7.21290Positive News

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This page (NYSE:EFX) was last updated on 6/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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