Fifth Third Bancorp Buys 4,839 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 108.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 9,315 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,839 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,390,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFX. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at $334,521,000. Spear Holdings RSC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the third quarter valued at approximately $76,754,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Equifax by 1.8% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,966,903 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,881,966,000 after acquiring an additional 258,572 shares in the last quarter. Greenhouse Funds LLLP bought a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at $59,935,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Equifax by 27.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 767,982 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $197,018,000 after purchasing an additional 163,866 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on EFX. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Equifax from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $220.00 target price on Equifax in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Equifax from $253.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Equifax from $240.00 to $215.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $295.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $240.33.

Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE EFX opened at $192.71 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $210.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $224.77. Equifax, Inc. has a 1 year low of $166.02 and a 1 year high of $281.03.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.87% and a return on equity of 19.27%. Equifax’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 1,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.87, for a total transaction of $233,248.29. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,869 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,968,617.03. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.89, for a total transaction of $7,629,624.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 230,506 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,536,856.34. This represents a 14.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 45,171 shares of company stock worth $9,079,441 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.40% 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.