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EFX belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Consulting Services industry. The current market capitalization of Equifax, Inc. is $36.30B. A total of 1.09 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 841.36K 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
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. 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 62.58. 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.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EFX has a high of $309.63 and a low of $159.95.
As of this writing, EFX has an earnings estimate of $1.82 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.87 per share and a lower estimate of $1.77. The company reported an EPS of $1.76 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after 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 4.42.
