Equifax (EFX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $246.39 to $253.20
• 50-Day Range: $245.03 to $306.75
• 52-Week Range: $208.67 to $309.63
• Volume: 692,649 shs
• Average Volume: 873,656 shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 56.20
• Dividend Yield: 0.62%
• Price Target: $306.74
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Equifax Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equifax scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 323 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Equifax has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Equifax has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 29.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equifax are expected to grow by 29.40% in the coming year, from $7.28 to $9.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equifax is 56.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equifax is 56.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 45.26.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Equifax has a PEG Ratio of 2.31. 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 6.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.00% of the outstanding shares of Equifax have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equifax has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, 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 13.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Equifax has a dividend yield of 0.64%, 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 34.67%. 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 16.56% next year. This indicates that Equifax will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.57

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.00% of the outstanding shares of Equifax have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equifax has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, 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 13.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Equifax has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Equifax this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for EFX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Equifax to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equifax insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $16,043,569.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.57% 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.

EFX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EFX shares performed this year?

Equifax's stock was trading at $247.29 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EFX shares have increased by 2.3% and is now trading at $252.92.
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How were Equifax's earnings last quarter?

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 16th. The credit services provider reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.84 by $0.01. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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Does Equifax have any subsidiaries?

Equifax subsidiaries include Data-Crédito, Efficient Hire, Teletrack, Appriss Insights, HealthCare Impact Associates, i2Verify, HIREtech, and more.

Who are Equifax's major shareholders?

Equifax's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.89%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.20%), FMR LLC (2.61%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.33%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark W Begor, Rodolfo O Ploder, John W Gamble Jr, Bryson R Koehler, John J Kelley III, Carla Chaney, Julia A Houston, Julia A Houston, Lisa M Nelson, James M Griggs, Karen L Fichuk and Sid Singh.
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How do I buy shares of Equifax?

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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Equifax own?

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

• Ex-Dividend for 9/13 Dividend: 9/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/13/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/16/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend: 11/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/13/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Consumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies,
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EFX
• CUSIP: 29442910
• CIK: 33185
• Web: www.equifax.com
• Phone: (404) 885-8000
• Fax: 404-888-8682
• Employees: 14,900
• Year Founded: 1899

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $306.74
• High Stock Price Target: $380.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $267.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 55.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.60
• P/E Growth: 2.31
• Net Income: $545.30 million
• Net Margins: 10.07%
• Pretax Margin: 13.74%
• Return on Equity: 18.56%
• Return on Assets: 7.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.96
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.93
• Cash Flow: $12.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.80
• Book Value: $39.74 per share
• Price / Book: 6.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 123,950,000
• Free Float: 122,006,000
• Market Cap: $31.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.59