ClearAlpha Technologies LP Acquires Shares of 3,288 Equifax, Inc. $EFX

ClearAlpha Technologies LP purchased a new position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,288 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $713,000. Equifax comprises 2.0% of ClearAlpha Technologies LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 491.4% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 178,008 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $38,624,000 after purchasing an additional 147,910 shares during the last quarter. Armistice Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $261,000. Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $2,589,000. Gillson Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $5,600,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Mizuho initiated coverage on Equifax in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $222.00 price target for the company. Bank of America decreased their price target on Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Equifax from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. UBS Group upped their price objective on Equifax from $212.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Equifax from $244.00 to $243.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $226.39.

Equifax Stock Down 7.6%

Equifax stock opened at $154.48 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $18.39 billion, a PE ratio of 27.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.61. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $153.84 and a one year high of $275.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $171.94 and a 200 day moving average of $191.97.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. Equifax had a return on equity of 20.41% and a net margin of 11.12%.The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.53 earnings per share. Equifax’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.56 per share. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 39.44%.

Insider Activity

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.40, for a total transaction of $6,515,168.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,846,252. The trade was a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Chad M. Borton sold 2,455 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.89, for a total value of $426,899.95. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 29,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,132,885.02. This represents a 7.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Equifax 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.