Q1 Earnings Estimate for Equifax Issued By William Blair

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Equifax in a report issued on Friday, February 7th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $1.72 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Equifax’s current full-year earnings is $7.45 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Equifax’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on EFX. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $301.69.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $253.47 on Monday. Equifax has a one year low of $213.02 and a one year high of $309.63. The firm has a market cap of $31.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $261.02 and its 200-day moving average is $274.82.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR bought a new stake in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $39,000. Evoke Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC now owns 11,571 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,949,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 59,373 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $15,131,000 after acquiring an additional 779 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 16.4% in the 4th quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp now owns 19,554 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $4,983,000 after acquiring an additional 2,760 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 11,183 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,850,000 after acquiring an additional 611 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at $3,045,781.83. This represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Equifax Company Profile

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.