Equifax, Inc (NYSE: EFX) is -5.35% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $213.02 and a high of $309.63 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The EFX stock was last observed hovering at around $243.24 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -2.02%.
Currently trading at $241.22, the stock is -7.26% and -7.04% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.26 million and changing -0.83% at the moment leaves the stock -9.06% off its SMA200. EFX registered -6.53% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -18.25%.
The stock witnessed a -11.40% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -2.84%, and is -5.17% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.15% over the week and 2.48% over the month.
Equifax, Inc (EFX) has around 14900 employees, a market worth around $29.90B and $5.68B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 49.91 and Fwd P/E is 25.56. Profit margin for the company is 10.63%. Distance from 52-week low is 13.24% and -22.09% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (6.62%).
with sales reaching $1.41B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 4.75% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 5.67% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 1.69% in year-over-year returns.
The shares outstanding are 124.00M, and float is at 123.20M with Short Float at 1.75%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS with over 14.61 million shares valued at $3.54 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 11.807 of the EFX Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with 14.18 million shares valued at $3.44 billion to account for 11.4853 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BLACKROCK INC. which holds 9.21 million shares representing 7.4554 and valued at over $2.23 billion, while MORGAN STANLEY holds 4.1288 of the shares totaling 5.1 million with a market value of $1.24 billion.
Equifax, Inc (EFX) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Begor Mark W, the company’s CEO. SEC filings show that Begor Mark W sold 22,161 shares of the company’s common stock on Feb 13 ’25 at a price of $252.63 per share for a total of $5.6 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 0.14 million shares.
Still, SEC filings show that on Feb 12 ’25, Nelson Lisa M (EVP, President International) disposed off 552 shares at an average price of $248.18 for $0.14 million. The insider now directly holds 13,653 shares of Equifax, Inc (EFX).
