Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Earns "Outperform" Rating from William Blair

William Blair reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) in a report published on Friday,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Equifax's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. 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 report on Monday, February 3rd. Wolfe Research lowered Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. BNP Paribas upgraded Equifax from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $305.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Equifax has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $301.69.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of Equifax stock traded down $0.96 on Friday, reaching $251.95. 399,767 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,020,352. The firm's 50 day moving average is $261.02 and its 200-day moving average is $274.82. Equifax has a one year low of $213.02 and a one year high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market cap of $31.23 billion, a PE ratio of 52.11, a P/E/G ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.58.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.12. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Equifax will post 7.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.62%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at $3,045,781.83. This represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Equifax by 39.0% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,843 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $2,775,000 after purchasing an additional 3,043 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 2.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $54,329,000 after acquiring an additional 5,097 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 3.7% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 6,397 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,880,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 84.1% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 6,861 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $2,016,000 after buying an additional 3,135 shares during the period. Finally, NS Partners Ltd lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. NS Partners Ltd now owns 95,010 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $27,920,000 after buying an additional 2,094 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.