What is William Blair’s Estimate for Equifax Q2 Earnings?

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) – Research analysts at William Blair boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Equifax in a research note issued to investors on Friday, October 18th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $2.26 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.24. The consensus estimate for Equifax’s current full-year earnings is $7.36 per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on EFX. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $275.00 price objective for the company. Barclays lifted their target price on Equifax from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Citigroup increased their price target on Equifax from $263.00 to $304.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Equifax from $250.00 to $271.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $310.47.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $275.76 on Monday. Equifax has a 12 month low of $159.95 and a 12 month high of $309.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.09 billion, a PE ratio of 61.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.58. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $294.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $263.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The credit services provider reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.84 by $0.01. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.88% and a net margin of 10.67%. The firm had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.76 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.74%.

Insider Activity

In other Equifax news, EVP Carla Chaney sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.85, for a total value of $845,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,065,118.75. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Conning Inc. raised its position in shares of Equifax by 4.7% in the second quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 848 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $206,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Equifax by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 3,726 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Equifax by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 15,464 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,749,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its holdings in Equifax by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,038 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $278,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Tortoise Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 76.1% during the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Equifax

Equifax Inc operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship.