13,965 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Purchased by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,965 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,216,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its holdings in Equifax by 612.5% during the 4th quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new position in Equifax during the second quarter worth $28,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EFX shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Equifax from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $265.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $245.00 to $232.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $216.89.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total transaction of $6,506,098.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. The trade was a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 0.7%

NYSE:EFX opened at $190.50 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $22.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. Equifax, Inc. has a twelve month low of $150.74 and a twelve month high of $271.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $178.19.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.70 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.00 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.37%.

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.