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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Equifax currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $303.94.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX traded up $0.43 on Friday, hitting $247.91. The company had a trading volume of 717,787 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,011,235. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The company has a market cap of $30.73 billion, a PE ratio of 55.05, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.58. The business has a 50 day moving average of $261.38 and a 200 day moving average of $274.90. Equifax has a 52-week low of $213.02 and a 52-week high of $309.63.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.56% and a net margin of 10.07%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Equifax will post 7.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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 issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 34.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value of $143,474.89. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,045,781.83. This trade represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

About Equifax

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.