Insider Selling: Equifax (NYSE:EFX) EVP Sells $845,820.00 in Stock

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) EVP John Gamble, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.96, for a total transaction of $845,820.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 69,055 shares in the company, valued at $12,979,577.80. This trade represents a 6.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Equifax Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of EFX opened at $167.87 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.60. Equifax, Inc. has a 1-year low of $150.74 and a 1-year high of $271.84. The stock has a market cap of $19.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.31. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $179.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $177.14.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.70 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 10.73%.Equifax’s revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.00 EPS. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a $0.56 dividend. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.37%.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its position in Equifax by 612.5% during the fourth quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America dropped their price objective on Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on shares of Equifax from $265.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on shares of Equifax from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $243.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn raised shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $214.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $215.16.

About Equifax

Equifax Inc (NYSE: EFX) is a global data, analytics and technology company that provides information solutions to businesses, government agencies and consumers. Its services help organizations assess credit risk, prevent fraud, verify identities, market products and make informed decisions about lending, employment and other transactions.

The company’s offerings include consumer and commercial credit reports, credit scores, fraud-prevention and identity-management tools, income and employment verification services, mortgage and housing data, and workforce-management solutions.