Natixis Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 4.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 331,168 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 12,909 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 0.27% of Equifax worth $84,954,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Country Trust Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the second quarter worth $26,000. Caldwell Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Equifax by 82.9% in the 3rd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 128 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Equifax by 694.4% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 143 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 6,213 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.81, for a total transaction of $1,216,567.53. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 41,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,035,259.16. The trade was a 13.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.89, for a total transaction of $7,629,624.99. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 230,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,536,856.34. This trade represents a 14.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 49,671 shares of company stock valued at $9,960,181 over the last 90 days. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Equifax Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $208.28 on Monday. Equifax, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.02 and a 1-year high of $281.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $206.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $221.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.05 billion, a PE ratio of 39.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.55.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 10.87%.Equifax’s revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.12 EPS. Equifax has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.700 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.730 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This is a positive change from Equifax’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on EFX shares. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $253.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $271.00 to $266.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $250.00 price target for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $240.33.

Equifax Profile

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.