Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 7.250-7.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 8.740. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.9 billion-$6.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.3 billion. Equifax also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.330-1.430 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $310.41.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $270.35 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.58. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $261.66 and a 200-day moving average of $275.09. Equifax has a 12-month low of $213.02 and a 12-month high of $309.63.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.58%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.67%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.66% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Equifax Company Profile

Equifax Inc operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship.