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Equifax, Inc. (NYSE: EFX) closed the day trading at $217.51 down -8.49% from the previous closing price of $237.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.64 million shares were traded. EFX stock price reached its highest trading level at $231.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $213.02.
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 134.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 41.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.67 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.04.
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 the company, Evercore ISI on February 13, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $310 from $210 previously.
On January 11, 2024, Redburn Atlantic Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $272.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Buy on January 08, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $164 to $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 Feb 28 ’24 when Begor Mark W sold 58,300 shares for $267.52 per share. The transaction valued at 15,596,195 led to the insider holds 108,912 shares of the business.
Ploder Rodolfo O sold 20,788 shares of EFX for $5,146,913 on Feb 14 ’24. The EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions now owns 79,311 shares after completing the transaction at $247.59 per share. On Nov 20 ’23, another insider, KELLEY JOHN J III, who serves as the EVP, Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 4,000 shares for $208.53 each. As a result, the insider received 834,106 and left with 9,394 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 27021484032 and an Enterprise Value of 32459235328. As of this moment, Equifax,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.064 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.037.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EFX is 1.52, which has changed by 0.07269323 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21231294 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EFX has reached a high of $275.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $159.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.09%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, EFX traded about 781.73K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, EFX traded about 1142250 shares per day. A total of 124.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 123.77M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.28% stake in the company. Shares short for EFX as of 1711584000 were 2884811 with a Short Ratio of 3.69, compared to 1709164800 on 3003012. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2884811 and a Short% of Float of 3.0.
Dividends & Splits
EFX’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.56, up from 1.56 a year ago. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.85. The current Payout Ratio is 35.45% for EFX, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-02-22 with an ex-dividend date of 1708560000. 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, Ellington Financial Inc. analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Equifax, Inc. (EFX) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $217.51, with high estimates of $207.38 and low estimates of $76.09.
EPS for the following year is $Stocks, with Stocks analysts recommending between $Stocks and $ETF.
