Threadgill Financial LLC Boosts Stake in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Threadgill Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 22.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,029 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,984 shares during the quarter. Equifax comprises about 2.7% of Threadgill Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Threadgill Financial LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $5,651,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Thrive Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Equifax by 39.2% during the 3rd quarter. Thrive Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,963 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $760,000 after purchasing an additional 834 shares in the last quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 51.4% during the third quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,908 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $489,000 after buying an additional 648 shares in the last quarter. Caldwell Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. WT Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,637,000. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in Equifax by 13.6% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 8,629 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,232,000 after acquiring an additional 1,032 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equifax Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $218.62 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $216.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $240.34. Equifax, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $199.98 and a fifty-two week high of $281.07. The firm has a market cap of $26.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.10. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.52 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.85 earnings per share. Equifax’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.95%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group increased their price target 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 Tuesday, October 21st. Bank of America decreased their price target on Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $276.40.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of Equifax 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 owned 22,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,095,040.40. The trade was a 49.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at $9,405,634.16. This represents a 11.12% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 54,270 shares of company stock valued at $12,580,837 over the last 90 days. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.