ProShare Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

ProShare Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 13.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,351 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,543 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $5,538,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFX. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Equifax by 2.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,708,331 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,582,361,000 after buying an additional 318,826 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Equifax by 40.0% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,037,804 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,714,129,000 after purchasing an additional 2,009,987 shares during the period. Harris Associates L P grew its position in shares of Equifax by 27.6% during the first quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 4,570,557 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,113,205,000 after acquiring an additional 987,772 shares during the last quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP lifted its holdings in Equifax by 63.4% in the first quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 2,801,325 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $682,291,000 after purchasing an additional 1,087,446 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 119.3% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,453,618 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $354,044,000 after buying an additional 790,919 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 27,959 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.10, for a total value of $6,461,324.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 142,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,032,047.40. The trade was a 16.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total transaction of $1,176,779.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,405,634.16. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 54,270 shares of company stock worth $12,580,837. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Equifax Stock Down 0.6%

Equifax stock opened at $207.09 on Friday. Equifax, Inc. has a 12-month low of $199.98 and a 12-month high of $281.07. The company has a market capitalization of $25.35 billion, a PE ratio of 39.30, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.64. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $235.31 and its 200 day moving average is $249.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.85 EPS. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 37.95%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the subject of several research reports. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, October 3rd. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $251.00 to $245.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.13.

Equifax 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.