Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Given New $300.00 Price Target at Needham & Company LLC

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) had its price target reduced by Needham & Company LLC from $325.00 to $300.00 in a report published on Friday,Benzinga reports. Needham & Company LLC currently has a buy rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Needham & Company LLC also issued estimates for Equifax’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.11 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on EFX. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. BNP Paribas upgraded Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Equifax has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $300.71.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE:EFX opened at $248.59 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $261.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $274.75. The firm has a market cap of $30.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax has a 1-year low of $213.02 and a 1-year high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.07% and a return on equity of 18.56%. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax will post 7.27 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.67%.

Insider Activity

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,045,781.83. This represents a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Equifax by 2.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $54,329,000 after purchasing an additional 5,097 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Equifax by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 6,397 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,880,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 84.1% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 6,861 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,016,000 after purchasing an additional 3,135 shares in the last quarter. NS Partners Ltd increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. NS Partners Ltd now owns 95,010 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $27,920,000 after purchasing an additional 2,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $786,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% 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.