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After finishing at $225.46 in the prior trading day, Equifax, Inc (NYSE: EFX) closed at $228.33, up 1.27%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.13 million shares were traded. EFX stock price reached its highest trading level at $228.86 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $221.6.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EFX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 149.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.83. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.77 and its Current Ratio is at 0.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.79.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Oppenheimer on October 13, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $271.
On July 10, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $280.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Market Perform rating on July 10, 2025, with a $280 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 29 ’25 when Nelson Lisa M bought 4,553 shares for $244.21 per share.
Horvath Todd M bought 3,764 shares of EFX for $964,650 on Aug 22 ’25. On Aug 18 ’25, another insider, GAMBLE JOHN W JR, who serves as the EVP, CFO & COO of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $247.35 each. As a result, the insider received 742,050 and left with 62,202 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EFX now has a Market Capitalization of 28129656832 and an Enterprise Value of 33107955712. As of this moment, Equifax,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 44.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.669 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.197.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EFX is 1.67, which has changed by -0.21254659 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13724327 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EFX has reached a high of $294.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $199.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.24%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.14M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1651040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 123.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 123.13M. Insiders hold about 0.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.14% stake in the company. Shares short for EFX as of 1759190400 were 3597667 with a Short Ratio of 3.16, compared to 1756425600 on 2946218. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3597667 and a Short% of Float of 3.3000000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EFX’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.67, compared to 1.78 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0074070785. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.71. . The current Payout Ratio is 32.25% for EFX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1995-12-18 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 19.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Equifax, Inc (EFX) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.08, with high estimates of $2.17 and low estimates of $1.99.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.72 and $7.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.54. EPS for the following year is $9.02, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $10.5 and $8.45.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $1.52B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.54B to a low estimate of $1.51B. As of . The current estimate, Equifax, Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.44BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.51B. There is a high estimate of $1.53B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.49B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EFX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.98B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.68BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.59B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.91B and the low estimate is $6.38B.
