GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. Sells 580 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. lowered its position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,195 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 580 shares during the period. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Equifax in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Equifax in the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in Equifax in the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Adirondack Trust Co. bought a new position in Equifax in the second quarter worth approximately $59,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Equifax by 42.4% in the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 272 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX opened at $230.11 on Friday. 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 has a market capitalization of $28.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.03, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.68. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $247.65 and a 200 day moving average of $251.19. Equifax, Inc. has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $294.92.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 10.95%.Equifax’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.870-1.970 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.330-7.630 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.14%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total value of $11,665,891.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,533,591.12. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Equifax from $277.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Equifax from $296.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays lowered their price objective on Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $282.47.

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.