Oppenheimer Has Lowered Expectations for Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Stock Price

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) had its price objective lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer from $271.00 to $266.00 in a report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Oppenheimer’s price target points to a potential upside of 19.87% from the company’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. UBS Group boosted their price target on Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $245.00 to $234.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $274.40.

Equifax Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of Equifax stock traded down $5.06 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $221.91. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 423,654 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,481,227. The business has a fifty day moving average of $213.67 and a 200 day moving average of $234.78. Equifax has a 1-year low of $199.98 and a 1-year high of $281.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The company has a market capitalization of $27.16 billion, a PE ratio of 42.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.56.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.10. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.28% and a net margin of 11.08%.The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.85 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Equifax will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.12, for a total value of $4,942,732.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 22,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,095,040.40. The trade was a 49.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total transaction of $1,176,779.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at $9,405,634.16. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 54,270 shares of company stock valued at $12,580,837 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Country Trust Bank acquired a new stake in Equifax in the second quarter worth $26,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Caldwell Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Spire Wealth Management lifted its position in Equifax by 82.9% in the 3rd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 128 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

About Equifax

Equifax Inc (NYSE: EFX) is a global data, analytics and technology company that specializes in consumer and commercial credit reporting, decisioning tools and identity solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax is one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States and provides credit information and related services to lenders, employers, governments and consumers worldwide.

The company’s offerings include consumer credit reports and scores, credit monitoring and identity protection services, and a range of business-oriented products for risk management, fraud detection and compliance.