Is Equifax, Inc (NYSE: EFX) The Best Stock To Invest In?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

Equifax, Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Consulting Services industry. The current market capitalization of Equifax, Inc is $32.58B. A total of 0.71 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.01M 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

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Equifax, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.59%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 58.32. EFX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.58% when it declared a $0.39 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/22/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/3/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.53%. The EFX stock dividend was $0.39 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. 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

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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 $39.62, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.60B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 4.50.

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