5,094 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Bought by Plato Investment Management Ltd

Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 5,094 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $804,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its position in Equifax by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 650,391 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $141,199,000 after purchasing an additional 224,073 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 49.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,638 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $927,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 1,253.8% in the 4th quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan now owns 24,978 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,420,000 after purchasing an additional 23,133 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in Equifax during the first quarter worth $1,098,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 39.9% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,056 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $7,389,000 after buying an additional 9,710 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on EFX. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $256.00 to $238.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Equifax from $245.00 to $232.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Mizuho cut their price target on Equifax from $222.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn reduced their price target on Equifax from $226.00 to $214.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $215.79.

Equifax Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of EFX opened at $181.82 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $170.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $178.16. Equifax, Inc. has a one year low of $150.74 and a one year high of $271.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.95, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.30.

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 net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 21.61%. The company had revenue of $1.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.00 EPS. Equifax’s quarterly revenue 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.16, for a total value of $6,506,098.56. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,890 shares in the company, valued at $46,808,582.40. The trade was a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate 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.