Analysis of Equifax, Inc (EFX)’s performance, earnings and valuation

Equifax, Inc [EFX] stock prices are up 0.12% to $243.86 at the moment. 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 0.22% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.27%, 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 March 20, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $300 for it. Previously, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to Neutral on March 14, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $265. On February 11, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $305 on December 16, 2024. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $320 on December 12, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform for this stock on December 12, 2024. In a note dated October 01, 2024, UBS initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $360 on this stock.

The stock price of Equifax, Inc [EFX] has been fluctuating between $213.02 and $309.63 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $312 within the next 12 months. Equifax, Inc [NYSE: EFX] shares were valued at $243.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 27.94% based on the average EFX price forecast.

Analyzing the EFX fundamentals

The Equifax, Inc [NYSE:EFX] reported sales of 5.68B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 7.00%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.56% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, 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 of1.04.

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 241.27 points at the first support level, and at 238.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 245.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 247.13.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Equifax, Inc [NYSE:EFX]’s Current Ratio is 0.75. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.75, while the Cash Ratio is 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.36, the price to book ratio is 6.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 50.45.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved GAMBLE JOHN W JR, EVP, CFO & COO, that happened on Feb 28 ’25 when 3500.0 shares were sold. Officer, GAMBLE JOHN W JR completed a deal on Feb 28 ’25 to buy 3500.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO Begor Mark W sold 22161.0 shares on Feb 13 ’25.

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