Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Acquires Shares of 6,100 Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 6,100 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,098,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Equifax by 612.5% during the 4th quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other news, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total value of $426,899.95. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 29,518 shares in the company, valued at $5,132,885.02. This represents a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.40, for a total value of $6,515,168.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,846,252. This represents a 12.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Equifax Stock Down 0.1%

EFX stock opened at $171.86 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $165.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $187.62. The company has a market capitalization of $20.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.32. Equifax, Inc. has a 52 week low of $150.74 and a 52 week high of $275.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.61 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.53 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on EFX shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $226.00 to $214.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Equifax from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price target on shares of Equifax from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $256.00 to $238.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $223.39.

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.