Investing In Equifax, Inc. (NYSE: EFX): Why Should You?

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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Consulting Services industry segment. The current market capitalization of Equifax, Inc. is $37.60B. A total of 0.52 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 774.44K shares.

In the most recent transaction, KELLEY JOHN J III sold 3,000 shares of EFX for 304.99 per share on Aug 28 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Legal Officer now owns 12,259 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 28 ’24, KELLEY JOHN J III bought 3,000 shares at 303.00 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Chaney Carla disposed of 3,000 shares on Aug 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $281.85. This resulted in the EVP, Chief HR Officer holding 10,875 shares of EFX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Chaney Carla bought 3,000 shares at $283.13 per share on Aug 07 ’24.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Equifax, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.51%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 64.82. EFX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/3/2024 when it declared a $0.39 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/19/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5/23/2024. The EFX stock dividend was $0.39 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EFX has a high of $307.69 and a low of $159.95.

As of this writing, EFX has an earnings estimate of $1.81 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.86 per share and a lower estimate of $1.76. The company reported an EPS of $1.76 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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.

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