William Blair Comments on Equifax’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:EFX)

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for shares of Equifax in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 21st. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $2.08 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.12. The consensus estimate for Equifax’s current full-year earnings is $7.27 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Equifax’s FY2026 earnings at $10.08 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on EFX. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Oppenheimer dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Morgan Stanley raised Equifax from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $275.00 to $320.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.12.

Equifax Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $268.56 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $258.24 and its 200 day moving average is $273.82. Equifax has a 12-month low of $213.02 and a 12-month high of $309.63. The stock has a market cap of $33.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.68, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is 34.67%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. This represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Equifax by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 3,726 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 13.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 371 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust increased its stake in Equifax by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,665 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $489,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its holdings in Equifax by 3.7% in the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 1,474 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $401,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

About Equifax

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.