Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lessened its holdings in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX – Free Report) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,353,809 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 26,203 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $289,756,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFX. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Equifax by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,282,951 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,920,535,000 after buying an additional 316,048 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,990,152 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,280,124,000 after acquiring an additional 21,255 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 35.8% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,344,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $942,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145,921 shares during the last quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 6.3% during the third quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 2,736,467 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $701,986,000 after acquiring an additional 163,375 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 0.6% during the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,736,731 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $445,524,000 after acquiring an additional 9,741 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax
In other Equifax news, EVP John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.72, for a total transaction of $880,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 58,921 shares in the company, valued at $11,532,018.12. This represents a 7.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 37,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.40, for a total value of $6,515,168.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,846,252. This represents a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 87,462 shares of company stock worth $16,475,349 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
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Equifax Stock Down 1.2%
Shares of EFX stock opened at $170.13 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.95, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.61. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $186.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $202.66. Equifax, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.02 and a twelve month high of $281.03.
Equifax (NYSE:EFX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The credit services provider reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 20.41%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.53 earnings per share. Equifax has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.250 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.340-8.740 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Equifax, Inc. will post 8.58 EPS for the current year.
Equifax Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th were given a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. This is a positive change from Equifax’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.44%.
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.
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