Insider Selling: Equifax (NYSE:EFX) CEO Sells 37,791 Shares of Stock

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) CEO Mark Begor sold 37,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.89, for a total transaction of $7,629,624.99. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 230,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,536,856.34. This trade represents a 14.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE EFX traded down $9.30 on Thursday, reaching $188.30. 2,991,522 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,199,524. Equifax, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $166.02 and a fifty-two week high of $281.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.60. The firm has a market cap of $23.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.55. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $212.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $226.53.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.53 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 10.87%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. Equifax has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.700 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.730 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on EFX shares. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $253.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $269.00 to $244.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $235.00 to $208.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $220.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $240.33.

Institutional Trading of Equifax

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Equifax by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,184,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 458 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax by 2.8% in the third quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,971 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 2.8% in the third quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP now owns 2,126 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $545,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Equifax by 1.6% during the second quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,723 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $966,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Company Profile

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.