Equifax (EFX) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) is expected to be issuing its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.12 per share and revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter. Parties that wish to listen to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Equifax Stock Down 0.7 %

NYSE EFX opened at $271.33 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88. Equifax has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.57. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $260.31 and a 200-day moving average of $274.73.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.57%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.67%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the business’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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Monday, October 28th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $310.88.

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.