Equifax (NYSE:EFX) EVP Chad Borton Sells 2,455 Shares of Stock

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) EVP Chad Borton sold 2,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total transaction of $426,899.95. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,132,885.02. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Equifax Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $175.71 on Friday. Equifax, Inc. has a 52 week low of $166.02 and a 52 week high of $281.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.61. The company has a market capitalization of $20.92 billion, a PE ratio of 30.94, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $185.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $201.92.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.53 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. Analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.44%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $275,635,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Equifax by 35.8% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,344,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $942,676,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145,921 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 57.2% during the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,809,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $609,693,000 after purchasing an additional 1,022,819 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in Equifax by 105.5% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,603,415 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $347,909,000 after purchasing an additional 823,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 91.0% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,464,135 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $317,688,000 after purchasing an additional 697,403 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EFX shares. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $240.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Argus raised shares of Equifax to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $245.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Equifax currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.88.

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.