Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The credit services provider reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.08, Zacks reports. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. Equifax updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.250-7.650 EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.850-1.950 EPS.

Equifax Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE EFX traded down $0.58 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $256.62. 1,118,422 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 965,086. Equifax has a 52 week low of $199.98 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $236.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $253.94. The company has a market cap of $32.03 billion, a PE ratio of 53.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This is an increase from Equifax's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.78%. Equifax's payout ratio is 32.30%.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Equifax stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 49.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,638 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Equifax were worth $927,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on EFX. BNP Paribas downgraded Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $265.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $260.00 price objective (down previously from $325.00) on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Gordon Haskett upgraded Equifax to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $292.00.

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.