248.28 USD
+0.80
0.32%
At close Feb 7, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
248.28
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
0.32%
5 days
-7.50%
1 month
1.13%
3 months
-7.87%
6 months
-10.06%
Year to date
-1.13%
1 year
2.65%
5 years
59.55%
10 years
191.96%
 

About: Along with Experian and TransUnion, Equifax is one of the leading credit bureaus in the United States. Equifax's credit reports provide credit histories on millions of consumers, and the firm's services are critical to lenders' credit decisions. In addition, over 40% of the firm's revenue comes from workforce solutions, which provides income verification and employer human resources services. Equifax generates just over 20% of its revenue from outside the United States.

Employees: 14,900

0
Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 10 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

165% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 51

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $99.2M | Put options by funds: $73.4M

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 292 | Existing positions reduced: 239

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.6B [Q2] → $34.1B (+$3.5B) [Q3]

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 742 [Q2] → 815 (+73) [Q3]

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q2] → 13 (+1) [Q3]

7.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 102.23% [Q2] → 94.8% (-7.43%) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$279
12%
upside
Avg. target
$301
21%
upside
High target
$325
31%
upside

10 analyst ratings

10 positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Barclays
Manav Patnaik
63% 1-year accuracy
26 / 41 met price target
31%upside
$325
Overweight
Maintained
7 Feb 2025
Oppenheimer
Owen Lau
81% 1-year accuracy
44 / 54 met price target
12%upside
$279
Outperform
Maintained
7 Feb 2025
UBS
Kevin Mcveigh
63% 1-year accuracy
10 / 16 met price target
25%upside
$310
Buy
Maintained
7 Feb 2025
Stifel
Shlomo Rosenbaum
74% 1-year accuracy
14 / 19 met price target
13%upside
$281
Buy
Maintained
7 Feb 2025
Needham
Kyle Peterson
65% 1-year accuracy
40 / 62 met price target
21%upside
$300
Buy
Maintained
7 Feb 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 14 articles about EFX published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
Equifax Inc. (EFX) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Trevor Burns - Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Investor Relations Mark Begor - Chief Executive Officer John Gamble - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jeff Muller - Baird Manav Patnaik - Barclays Andrew Steinerman - JPMorgan Toni Kaplan - Morgan Stanley Faiza Alwy - Deutsche Bank Kyle Peterson - Needham Craig Huber - Huber Research Partners Jason Haas - Wells Fargo Owen Lau - Oppenheimer Andrew Nicholas - William Blair Kelsey Zhu - Autonomous Research Scott Wurtzel - Wolfe Research Matt O'Neill - FT Partners Simon Clinch - Redburn Atlantic Arthur Truslove - Citi George Tong - Goldman Sachs Operator Greetings and welcome to the Equifax Corporate's Fourth Quarter 2024 Earning Conference Call. This time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Equifax Inc. (EFX) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Equifax Q4 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss Despite Strong Segments
Robust growth across segments drives EFX's top line in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Equifax Q4 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss Despite Strong Segments
Negative
PYMNTS
3 days ago
Weaker Hiring Market Creates Revenue Headwinds for Equifax
For Equifax, macro headwinds from a job market slowdown and the volatile mortgage market — where uneven loan demand has been a hallmark amid relatively high interest rates — have impacted top-line momentum and forward-looking guidance. As discussed during an earnings call with analysts Thursday (Feb.
Weaker Hiring Market Creates Revenue Headwinds for Equifax
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Equifax (EFX) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
The headline numbers for Equifax (EFX) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Equifax (EFX) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Equifax (EFX) Surpasses Q4 Earnings Estimates
Equifax (EFX) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.12 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.10 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.81 per share a year ago.
Equifax (EFX) Surpasses Q4 Earnings Estimates
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 days ago
Equifax Delivers Fourth Quarter 2024 Revenue Growth of 7% Despite Weak U.S. Hiring and Mortgage Markets
ATLANTA , Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax ® (NYSE: EFX) today announced financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. Fourth quarter 2024 revenue of $1.419 billion up 7%, with 9% local currency revenue growth, despite weaker U.S. hiring and mortgage markets.
Equifax Delivers Fourth Quarter 2024 Revenue Growth of 7% Despite Weak U.S. Hiring and Mortgage Markets
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 days ago
Equifax Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend
ATLANTA , Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax ® (NYSE: EFX) today announced that the Equifax Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share, payable on March 14, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 21, 2025. Equifax has paid cash dividends for more than 100 consecutive years.
Equifax Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Equifax Gears Up to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing?
EFX's fourth-quarter 2024 revenues are expected to have increased due to healthy mortgage activities.
Equifax Gears Up to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Ahead of Equifax (EFX) Q4 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Equifax (EFX), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended December 2024.
Ahead of Equifax (EFX) Q4 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Equifax (EFX) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
Equifax (EFX) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Equifax (EFX) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
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