35,463 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Acquired by Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 35,463 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,629,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,491,357,000. Soroban Capital Partners LP raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 310.5% in the 1st quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 4,184,569 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $753,515,000 after purchasing an additional 3,165,120 shares in the last quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP acquired a new stake in Equifax during the second quarter valued at approximately $290,868,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $275,635,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in Equifax during the second quarter worth approximately $187,215,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on EFX. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Equifax from $215.00 to $200.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Equifax from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised Equifax from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $208.00 price objective on Equifax and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $220.00 to $212.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $215.16.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,890 shares in the company, valued at $46,808,582.40. The trade was a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $185.58 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $177.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $177.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.31. Equifax, Inc. has a 12-month low of $150.74 and a 12-month high of $271.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. Equifax had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The business had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.00 earnings per share. Equifax’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts expect that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.37%.

Equifax Company 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.