Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Receives $267.00 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seventeen research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $267.00.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EFX shares. Truist Financial raised their price target on Equifax from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 9th. Bank of America raised Equifax from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $164.00 to $300.00 in a report on Monday, January 8th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $305.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, February 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Equifax from $195.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Equifax from $273.00 to $291.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th.

Equifax Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $237.68 on Friday. Equifax has a 12-month low of $159.95 and a 12-month high of $275.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $259.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $231.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.02, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.51.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 17th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.40%. Equifax’s quarterly revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.43 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Equifax will post 7.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Investors of record on Friday, February 23rd were given a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.45%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. KB Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 70.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 193 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.