Analyst Expects Equifax, Inc (NYSE: EFX) To Make Big Moves

After Hours

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.

Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, EFX falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Consulting Services industry segment. The current market capitalization of Equifax, Inc is $33.84B. A total of 0.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.02M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Nelson Lisa M sold 551 shares of EFX for 260.39 per share on Nov 26 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, President International now owns 11,697 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 26 ’24, Farshchi Jamil sold 14,716 shares at 260.39 per share. EFX shares that EVP, CISO & Acting CTO owns now total 34,632.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Nelson Lisa M acquired of 551 shares on Nov 26 ’24 at a per-share price of $260.39. In another insider transaction, Farshchi Jamil bought 14,716 shares at $260.39 per share on Nov 26 ’24.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Equifax, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.58%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 59.20. EFX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/22/2024 when it declared a $0.39 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 9/3/2024. The EFX stock dividend was $0.39 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EFX has a high of $309.63 and a low of $213.02.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s 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 $39.62, 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 4.45.

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