Equifax, Inc. $EFX Shares Sold by Toth Financial Advisory Corp

Toth Financial Advisory Corp trimmed its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 14.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,906 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 4,740 shares during the quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp’s holdings in Equifax were worth $4,588,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Equifax by 49.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,638 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $927,000 after buying an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG acquired a new position in Equifax in the second quarter worth $463,000. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan boosted its holdings in Equifax by 1,253.8% in the fourth quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan now owns 24,978 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,420,000 after purchasing an additional 23,133 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in Equifax during the first quarter valued at $1,098,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 39.9% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,056 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $7,389,000 after purchasing an additional 9,710 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

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

Equifax Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of EFX stock opened at $194.35 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $175.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $178.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.83 billion, a PE ratio of 34.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.30. Equifax, Inc. has a 1 year low of $150.74 and a 1 year high of $271.84.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 10.73%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $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. As a group, research analysts expect that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on EFX. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Equifax from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $214.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $245.00 to $232.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Equifax from $222.00 to $194.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Equifax from $220.00 to $212.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Fourteen 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, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $216.89.

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.