SteelPeak Wealth LLC Acquires 4,998 Shares of Equifax, Inc. $EFX

SteelPeak Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 164.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,034 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,998 shares during the period. SteelPeak Wealth LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,061,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Country Trust Bank bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Caldwell Trust Co purchased a new stake in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 98.5% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 135 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on EFX. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Equifax from $245.00 to $234.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Bank of America dropped their price target on Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Equifax in a report on Monday, October 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $271.00 target price on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $274.73.

Equifax Trading Down 1.3%

EFX opened at $214.08 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market cap of $26.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.62, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.59. Equifax, Inc. has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $281.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $213.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $236.40.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.10. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.28% and a net margin of 11.08%.The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.85 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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 research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. Equifax’s payout ratio is 37.95%.

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.