Park Avenue Securities LLC Buys 4,294 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 105.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,376 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,294 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,149,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CX Institutional raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 0.9% in the second quarter. CX Institutional now owns 5,005 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,298,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Equifax by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,184,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its position in Equifax by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,433 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $372,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Heritage Family Offices LLP lifted its stake in Equifax by 2.8% in the third quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP now owns 2,126 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $545,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 1.6% during the second quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,723 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $966,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EFX shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Equifax from $290.00 to $280.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Bank of America reduced their target price 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 decreased their target price on Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target 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. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. One investment 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.73.

Equifax Price Performance

EFX opened at $226.94 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $27.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.06, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. Equifax, Inc. has a 12-month low of $199.98 and a 12-month high of $281.07. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $213.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $234.95.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.85 earnings per share. The firm’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 research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 27,959 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.10, for a total transaction of $6,461,324.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 142,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,032,047.40. This trade represents a 16.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of Equifax 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 owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at $9,405,634.16. This represents a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 54,270 shares of company stock worth $12,580,837. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Equifax

Equifax Inc (NYSE: EFX) is a global data, analytics and technology company that specializes in consumer and commercial credit reporting, decisioning tools and identity solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax is one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States and provides credit information and related services to lenders, employers, governments and consumers worldwide.

The company’s offerings include consumer credit reports and scores, credit monitoring and identity protection services, and a range of business-oriented products for risk management, fraud detection and compliance.