At the time of writing, Equifax, Inc [EFX] stock is trading at $250.87, down -1.37%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The EFX shares have gain 1.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.58%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Equifax, Inc [NYSE: EFX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 11, 2025, when Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to Outperform on December 16, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $305. On December 12, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $320 on the stock. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. UBS initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $360 as its price target on October 01, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on September 19, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $310. In a note dated August 13, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $340 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Equifax, Inc fluctuated between $213.02 and $309.63. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $327.4 within the next 12 months. Equifax, Inc [NYSE: EFX] shares were valued at $250.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 30.51% based on the average EFX price forecast.
Analyzing the EFX fundamentals
According to Equifax, Inc [NYSE:EFX], the company’s sales were 5.68B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.00% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.61% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.04.
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 248.11 points at the first support level, and at 245.35 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 255.44, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 260.01.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Equifax, Inc [NYSE:EFX] has a current ratio of 0.75. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.88, while the Cash Ratio is 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.47, the price to book ratio is 6.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 51.91.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Begor Mark W, Officer, that happened on Feb 13 ’25 when 22161.0 shares were purchased. EVP, President International, Nelson Lisa M completed a deal on Feb 12 ’25 to sell 552.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, CISO & CTO Farshchi Jamil sold 18911.0 shares on Feb 12 ’25.
