Weiss Ratings Reaffirms “Hold (C+)” Rating for Equifax (NYSE:EFX)

Equifax (NYSE:EFX)‘s stock had its “hold (c+)” rating reissued by Weiss Ratings in a note issued to investors on Saturday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other brokerages have also commented on EFX. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Equifax to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $251.00 to $245.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $310.00 to $289.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Equifax presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $277.13.

Equifax Trading Up 1.2%

NYSE:EFX opened at $234.05 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $244.80 and its 200-day moving average is $251.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.74. Equifax has a 52 week low of $199.98 and a 52 week high of $281.07. The firm has a market cap of $28.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.68.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.85 EPS. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Equifax will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EFX. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Equifax by 31.8% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,443 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,152,000 after buying an additional 1,072 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 28.0% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $315,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 12.0% in the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 2,212 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 1,464.7% in the first quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 18,119 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $4,413,000 after purchasing an additional 16,961 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the first quarter valued at about $209,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equifax Company 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.