Equifax, Inc. [EFX] stock prices are up 0.06% to $293.50 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The EFX shares have gain 0.99% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.96%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Equifax, Inc. [NYSE: EFX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 01, 2024, when UBS initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $360. Previously, Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to Neutral on September 19, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $310. On August 13, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $340 on the stock. Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $275 on July 09, 2024. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $310 on February 13, 2024. Redburn Atlantic downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 11, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $272. In a note dated January 08, 2024, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $164 to $300.
The stock price of Equifax, Inc. [EFX] has been fluctuating between $159.95 and $309.63 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $283.2 within the next 12 months. Equifax, Inc. [NYSE: EFX] shares were valued at $293.50 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.51% based on the average EFX price forecast.
Analyzing the EFX fundamentals
The Equifax, Inc. [NYSE:EFX] reported sales of 5.47B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 8.57%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.47% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.1. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.17.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 291.66 points at the first support level, and at 289.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 294.99, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 296.47.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Equifax, Inc. [NYSE:EFX]’s Current Ratio is 0.79. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.79, while the Cash Ratio is 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.64, the price to book ratio is 7.73 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 62.61.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved KELLEY JOHN J III, EVP, Chief Legal Officer, that happened on Aug 28 ’24 when 3000.0 shares were sold. Officer, KELLEY JOHN J III completed a deal on Aug 28 ’24 to buy 3000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Chief HR Officer Chaney Carla sold 3000.0 shares on Aug 07 ’24.
