Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC Buys 503 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.8% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 65,816 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 503 shares during the period. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $17,071,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Equifax during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in Equifax during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Adirondack Trust Co. purchased a new position in Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at about $59,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its position in Equifax by 42.4% during the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 272 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EFX has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $280.00 to $260.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $280.93.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total transaction of $11,665,891.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,533,591.12. The trade was a 25.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 0.2%

NYSE:EFX opened at $226.82 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $28.08 billion, a PE ratio of 44.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.68. Equifax, Inc. has a twelve month low of $199.98 and a twelve month high of $284.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company’s 50 day moving average is $246.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $250.62.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. Equifax’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.82 EPS. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 39.14%.

Equifax Company 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.