Sowell Financial Services LLC Buys 55 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 4.0% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,433 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $372,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Equifax by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,395 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $881,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 15.1% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 610 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $158,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. 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 last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 61.8% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 343 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Adirondack Trust Co. bought a new stake in Equifax during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $59,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $251.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $31.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.31, a P/E/G ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a 50 day moving average of $248.50 and a 200-day moving average of $250.98. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $199.98 and a one year high of $295.49.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.08. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.51 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 39.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Equifax from $280.00 to $260.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group lifted their price target on Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, June 20th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $305.00 price objective (up previously from $295.00) on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $284.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total value of $11,665,891.44. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,533,591.12. This represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Company 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.