Brighton Jones LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 1.6% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,723 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $966,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of EFX. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Adirondack Trust Co. bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at about $59,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 362.3% during the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 319 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $228.81 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.00 billion, a PE ratio of 43.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.68. Equifax, Inc. has a 52-week low of $199.98 and a 52-week high of $281.07. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $244.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $251.49.

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

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 37.95%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the topic of a number of research reports. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. BMO Capital Markets decreased 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. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Barclays dropped their price target on Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.13.

About Equifax

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.