2,575 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Bought by Applied Finance Capital Management LLC

Applied Finance Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 2,575 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $668,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFX. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Equifax by 51.9% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 25,182 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $6,134,000 after buying an additional 8,599 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its position in Equifax by 42.4% in the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 272 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Equifax in the first quarter worth $336,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Equifax by 19.9% in the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,611 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $392,000 after buying an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares in the company, 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 filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Equifax from $280.00 to $260.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group increased their target price on Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $280.93.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $226.82 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $28.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Equifax, Inc. has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $284.30. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $246.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $250.60.

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

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.