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Equifax, Inc (NYSE: EFX) closed the day trading at $253.39 down -1.02% from the previous closing price of $256.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. EFX stock price reached its highest trading level at $257.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $253.38.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of EFX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 161.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.85 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.87.
On April 04, 2025, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $260.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on March 20, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $300.
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 May 06 ’25 when GAMBLE JOHN W JR sold 2,000 shares for $259.10 per share. The transaction valued at 518,200 led to the insider holds 65,176 shares of the business.
GAMBLE JOHN W JR bought 2,000 shares of EFX for $518,200 on May 06 ’25. On Apr 28 ’25, another insider, Begor Mark W, who serves as the CEO of the company, sold 22,160 shares for $256.61 each. As a result, the insider received 5,686,478 and left with 142,395 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 31470784512 and an Enterprise Value of 36370993152. As of this moment, Equifax,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 51.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.343 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.453.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EFX is 1.63, which has changed by 0.05680442 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EFX has reached a high of $309.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $199.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.41%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, EFX traded about 1.03M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, EFX traded about 790160 shares per day. A total of 124.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 123.46M. Insiders hold about 0.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.00% stake in the company. Shares short for EFX as of 1748563200 were 3222430 with a Short Ratio of 3.13, compared to 1745971200 on 3183451. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3222430 and a Short% of Float of 2.93.
Dividends & Splits
EFX’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.67, up from 1.56 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00609375The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.73. The current Payout Ratio is 32.25% for EFX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-23 with an ex-dividend date of 1747958400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1995-12-18 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 17.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Equifax, Inc (EFX) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.99, with high estimates of $2.2 and low estimates of $1.9.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.0 and $7.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.61. EPS for the following year is $9.31, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $11.0 and $8.35.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $1.51B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.52B to a low estimate of $1.5B. As of the current estimate, Equifax, Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.43BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.52B. There is a high estimate of $1.56B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.5B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EFX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.08B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.96B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.68BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.64B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.97B and the low estimate is $6.39B.
