Equifax, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.50 (NYSE:EFX)

Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 6th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a dividend of 0.50 per share by the credit services provider on Monday, December 15th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th.

Equifax has a payout ratio of 21.4% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Equifax to earn $9.92 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 20.2%.

Equifax Trading Down 0.4%

Equifax stock traded down $0.80 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $203.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 111,923 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,092,634. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $238.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $250.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74. Equifax has a 12 month low of $199.98 and a 12 month high of $281.07. The stock has a market cap of $24.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.64.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.28% and a net margin of 11.08%.The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.52 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.85 earnings per share. The company’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. FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.650 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Equifax will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Jamil Farshchi sold 4,925 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.94, for a total value of $1,176,779.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,405,634.16. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 21,386 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,095,040.40. This trade represents a 49.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 54,270 shares of company stock worth $12,580,837 in the last three months. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EFX. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Equifax by 31.8% during the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,443 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 28.0% during the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Equifax in the 1st quarter worth $209,000. SCS Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Equifax in the 1st quarter worth $274,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in Equifax by 38.1% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,476 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,161,000 after buying an additional 1,236 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equifax Company Profile

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.