19,728 Shares in Equifax, Inc. $EFX Purchased by Maverick Capital Ltd.

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Maverick Capital Ltd. acquired a new position in Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX – Free Report) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 19,728 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,117,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EFX. Country Trust Bank purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Equifax during the second quarter worth $31,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in Equifax during the first quarter worth $32,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in Equifax by 98.5% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 135 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at $46,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $220.72 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $217.66 and its 200 day moving average is $241.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.88, a PEG ratio of 2.41 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 company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The credit services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.52 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.85 EPS. Equifax has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.980-2.080 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 27,959 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.10, for a total transaction of $6,461,324.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 142,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,032,047.40. The trade was a 16.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 39,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,405,634.16. This represents a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 54,270 shares of company stock valued at $12,580,837. 1.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group lifted their target price on Equifax from $287.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $295.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on Equifax from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $276.40.

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About Equifax

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Equifax Inc operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship.

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