After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
Equifax, Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Industrials sector and is a part of the Consulting Services industry. The current market capitalization of Equifax, Inc is $31.11B. A total of 1.37 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.19M shares.
In the most recent transaction, GAMBLE JOHN W JR sold 3,500 shares of EFX for 242.31 per share on Feb 28 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP, CFO & COO now owns 67,153 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 28 ’25, GAMBLE JOHN W JR bought 3,500 shares at 242.31 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Begor Mark W disposed of 22,161 shares on Feb 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $252.63. This resulted in the CEO holding 142,243 shares of EFX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Begor Mark W bought 22,161 shares at $252.63 per share on Feb 13 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Equifax, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.63%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 51.58. EFX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.8% when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/23/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/21/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 0.58%. The EFX stock dividend was $0.39 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EFX has a high of $309.63 and a low of $199.98.
As of this writing, EFX has an earnings estimate of $1.91 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.03 per share and a lower estimate of $1.82.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. 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 $38.68, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.60B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 4.23.
