Equifax, Inc [EFX] stock is trading at $265.29, up 0.97%. 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 1.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.93%, 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 December 12, 2024, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $320 from $275. Previously, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform on December 12, 2024. On October 01, 2024, UBS initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $360 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $310 on September 19, 2024. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $340 as its price target on August 13, 2024. Wolfe Research started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on July 09, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $275. In a note dated February 13, 2024, Evercore ISI upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $210 to $310.
Equifax, Inc [EFX] stock has fluctuated between $213.02 and $309.63 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $316.9 within the next 12 months. Equifax, Inc [NYSE: EFX] shares were valued at $265.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.45% based on the average EFX price forecast.
Analyzing the EFX fundamentals
Equifax, Inc [NYSE:EFX] reported sales of 5.59B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 9.30%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.47% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.11.
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 261.32 points at the first support level, and at 257.35 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 269.00, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 272.71.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Equifax, Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.88. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.88, while the Cash Ratio is 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.88, the price to book ratio is 6.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 58.86.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Nelson Lisa M, EVP, President International, that happened on Nov 26 ’24 when 551.0 shares were sold. EVP, CISO & Acting CTO, Farshchi Jamil completed a deal on Nov 26 ’24 to sell 14716.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Nelson Lisa M bought 551.0 shares on Nov 26 ’24.
