Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Issues Earnings Results, Hits Expectations

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.12, Zacks reports. Equifax had a net margin of 10.07% and a return on equity of 18.56%. Equifax updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.250-7.650 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.330-1.430 EPS.

Equifax Trading Down 7.4 %

Equifax stock traded down $20.00 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $250.23. The stock had a trading volume of 3,208,197 shares, compared to its average volume of 987,129. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $261.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $275.09. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.02 billion, a PE ratio of 55.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax has a 12 month low of $213.02 and a 12 month high of $309.63.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.62%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas raised Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $310.41.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

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.