United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Buys New Stake in Equifax, Inc. $EFX

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,925 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $464,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 612.5% during the 4th quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the period. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new position in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total transaction of $6,506,098.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,808,582.40. The trade was a 12.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NYSE EFX opened at $189.29 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $176.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $178.02. The company has a market capitalization of $22.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.30. Equifax, Inc. has a 1 year low of $150.74 and a 1 year high of $271.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.60.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.05. Equifax had a return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 10.73%.The business had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.00 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equifax has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.390-8.690 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a $0.56 dividend. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on EFX. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $195.00 to $179.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $220.00 to $212.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Equifax from $215.00 to $200.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $216.89.

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.