William Blair Issues Positive Forecast for Equifax Earnings

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) – Analysts at William Blair increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Equifax in a research note issued on Friday, October 18th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the credit services provider will earn $2.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.24. The consensus estimate for Equifax’s current full-year earnings is $7.36 per share.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The credit services provider reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.84 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.44 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.88% and a net margin of 10.67%. The business’s revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.76 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Equifax from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Equifax in a report on Tuesday, July 9th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $275.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Equifax from $255.00 to $286.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $310.47.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $281.99 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market cap of $34.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax has a 52 week low of $159.95 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $294.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $263.00.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other news, EVP Carla Chaney sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.85, for a total transaction of $845,550.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,875 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,065,118.75. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equifax

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EFX. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 76.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. OFI Invest Asset Management purchased a new position in Equifax in the 1st quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Equifax by 138.2% in the second quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 131 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Equifax

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.