6,311 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Acquired by WT Wealth Management

WT Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 6,311 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,637,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. Country Trust Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Equifax during the second quarter worth about $31,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in Equifax by 98.5% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 135 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE:EFX opened at $220.50 on Monday. Equifax, Inc. has a 52 week low of $199.98 and a 52 week high of $281.07. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $217.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $240.99. The company has a market capitalization of $26.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

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

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. Equifax’s payout ratio is 37.95%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Bank of America cut their target price on Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $276.40.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.12, for a total value of $4,942,732.32. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 22,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,095,040.40. This represents a 49.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total value of $1,176,779.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,405,634.16. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 54,270 shares of company stock worth $12,580,837 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

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.