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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Consulting Services industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Equifax, Inc. is $36.67B. A total of 0.62 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 806.08K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Chaney Carla sold 3,000 shares of EFX for 281.85 per share on Aug 07 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief HR Officer now owns 10,875 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 07 ’24, Chaney Carla bought 3,000 shares at 283.13 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Chaney Carla disposed of 3,000 shares on Aug 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $279.48. This resulted in the EVP, Chief HR Officer holding 13,875 shares of EFX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GAMBLE JOHN W JR sold 1,350 shares at $276.49 per share on Jul 30 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, CFO & COO now total 60,849.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Equifax, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.53%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 63.23. EFX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 5/23/2024 when it declared a $0.39 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/19/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2/22/2024. The EFX stock dividend was $0.39 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EFX has a high of $293.13 and a low of $159.95.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. EFX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $224.70M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.29B in debt and $2.29B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $37.96, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.60B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EFX is Buy with a score of 4.53.
