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Equifax (EFX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$256.95 -0.25 (-0.10%)
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About Equifax Stock (NYSE:EFX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$255.53
$259.83
50-Day Range
$205.32
$257.63
52-Week Range
$199.98
$309.63
Volume
378,514 shs
Average Volume
963,185 shs
Market Capitalization
$32.07 billion
P/E Ratio
53.21
Dividend Yield
0.61%
Price Target
$292.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. The USIS segment provides consumer and commercial information services, such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling and portfolio analytics, locate, fraud detection and prevention, identity verification, and other consulting services; mortgage services; financial marketing services; identity management services; and credit monitoring products. The International segment offers information service products, which include consumer and commercial services, such as credit and financial information, and credit scoring and modeling; and credit and other marketing products and services, as well as offers information, technology, and other services to support debt collections and recovery management. The company serves customers in financial services, mortgage, retail, telecommunications, utilities, automotive, brokerage, healthcare, and insurance industries, as well as government agencies. It operates in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Equifax Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

EFX MarketRank™: 

Equifax scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 13th out of 321 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Equifax has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Equifax has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Equifax's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Equifax are expected to grow by 30.87% in the coming year, from $7.58 to $9.92 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Equifax is 52.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.76.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Equifax is 52.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.59.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Equifax has a PEG Ratio of 2.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Equifax has a P/B Ratio of 6.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.70% of the float of Equifax has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Equifax has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Equifax has recently increased by 19.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Equifax has a dividend yield of 0.71%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Equifax does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Equifax is 32.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Equifax will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.73% next year. This indicates that Equifax will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Equifax's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.70% of the float of Equifax has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Equifax has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Equifax has recently increased by 19.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Equifax has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 64 news articles for Equifax this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for EFX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 8 people have added Equifax to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Equifax insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.40% of the stock of Equifax is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.20% of the stock of Equifax is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Equifax's insider trading history.
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EFX Stock News Headlines

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I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.
Equifax (EFX) Receives a Buy from RBC Capital
Barclays Sticks to Its Hold Rating for Equifax (EFX)
Morgan Stanley Remains a Buy on Equifax (EFX)
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EFX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Equifax's stock was trading at $254.85 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, EFX shares have increased by 0.3% and is now trading at $255.68.
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Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 22nd. The credit services provider reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.08. The credit services provider had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. Equifax had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Equifax: Data-Crédito, Efficient Hire, Teletrack, Appriss Insights, HealthCare Impact Associates, i2Verify, HIREtech, and more.

Equifax's top institutional shareholders include Bessemer Group Inc. (0.58%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.56%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark W Begor, Rodolfo O Ploder, John W Gamble Jr, Bryson R Koehler, Lisa M Nelson, John J Kelley III, Carla Chaney, Julia A Houston, Julia A Houston, James M Griggs and Karen L Fichuk.
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Shares of EFX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Equifax investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/14 Dividend
2/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend
2/21/2025
Dividend Payable
3/14/2025
Last Earnings
4/22/2025
Today
4/25/2025
Record date for 6/13 Dividend
5/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend
5/23/2025
Dividend Payable
6/13/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Consumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies,
Sub-Industry
Research & Consulting Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:EFX
Employees
14,000
Year Founded
1899

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$292.00
High Stock Price Target
$333.00
Low Stock Price Target
$260.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.79
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
53.34
Forward P/E Ratio
33.99
P/E Growth
2.79
Net Income
$604.10 million
Pretax Margin
14.27%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.68 billion
Cash Flow
$13.70 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.80
Book Value
$38.84 per share
Price / Book
6.63

Miscellaneous

Free Float
122,006,000
Market Cap
$32.15 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.65

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This page (NYSE:EFX) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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