Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Equifax Q2 Earnings

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) – Investment analysts at William Blair increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Equifax in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 28th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $1.91 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.82. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Equifax’s current full-year earnings is $7.58 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Equifax’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.96 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.17 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on EFX. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Friday, March 14th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $313.00 to $284.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $292.00.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE:EFX opened at $260.17 on Wednesday. Equifax has a 52 week low of $199.98 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $237.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $253.40. The company has a market capitalization of $32.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The credit services provider reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.08. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. The business had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.77%. This is an increase from Equifax’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 40.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 22,160 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $256.61, for a total value of $5,686,477.60. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 142,395 shares in the company, valued at $36,539,980.95. This represents a 13.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Equifax by 1,920.0% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 101 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Colonial Trust Co SC lifted its stake in Equifax by 505.0% in the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 121 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Finally, City Holding Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

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.