Sanctuary Advisors LLC Takes $2.22 Million Position in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 13,965 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,216,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 49.2% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,638 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $927,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Equifax during the first quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Equifax by 14.6% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,523 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $615,000 after buying an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Equifax by 14.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 7,632 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,979,000 after buying an additional 966 shares during the period. Finally, AXA S.A. lifted its holdings in Equifax by 699.9% during the second quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 8,671 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,249,000 after buying an additional 7,587 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on EFX. Bank of America cut their price target on Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $208.00 price objective on Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings raised Equifax from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Equifax from $245.00 to $232.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $182.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $216.89.

Equifax Trading Down 0.7%

Equifax stock opened at $190.50 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market cap of $22.38 billion, a PE ratio of 33.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $173.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of $178.19. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $150.74 and a one year high of $271.84.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.20 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.00 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.37%.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total value of $6,506,098.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. This trade represents a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Profile

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.