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Equifax, Inc. (NYSE: EFX) closed the day trading at $218.93 up 1.26% from the previous closing price of $216.20. In other words, the price has increased by $1.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.07 million shares were traded. EFX stock price reached its highest trading level at $221.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $215.32.
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 135.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.25. 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 27059746816 and an Enterprise Value of 32297320448. As of this moment, Equifax,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.034 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.937.
Stock Price History:
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 -14.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.39%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, EFX traded about 843.43K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, EFX traded about 1442810 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 97.30% stake in the company. Shares short for EFX as of 1711584000 were 2884811 with a Short Ratio of 3.42, 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.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Equifax, Inc. (EFX) is currently being evaluated by a team of Ellington Financial Inc. analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $70.66, with high estimates of $72.18 and low estimates of $5.67.
