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EFX

Equifax, Inc.

Sep 17 • 04:00PM ET

297.81

Dollar change -6.30
Percentage change -2.07	%

Industrials • Consulting Services • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	63.53	EPS (ttm)	4.69	Insider Own	0.53%	Shs Outstand	123.30M	Perf Week	0.08%
Market Cap	36.85B	Forward P/E	31.18	EPS next Y	9.55	Insider Trans	-20.15%	Shs Float	123.08M	Perf Month	1.90%
Income	583.40M	PEG	3.11	EPS next Q	1.82	Inst Own	98.71%	Short Float	2.45%	Perf Quarter	24.58%
Sales	5.47B	P/S	6.74	EPS this Y	9.30%	Inst Trans	0.32%	Short Ratio	3.80	Perf Half Y	16.76%
Book/sh	37.96	P/B	7.84	EPS next Y	30.24%	ROA	4.93%	Short Interest	3.02M	Perf Year	51.28%
Cash/sh	1.47	P/C	202.59	EPS next 5Y	20.46%	ROE	13.13%	52W Range	159.95 - 309.63	Perf YTD	20.43%
Dividend Est.	1.54 (0.52%)	P/FCF	54.56	EPS past 5Y	12.25%	ROI	6.18%	52W High	-3.82%	Beta	1.58
Dividend TTM	1.56 (0.52%)	Quick Ratio	0.79	Sales past 5Y	9.32%	Gross Margin	43.91%	52W Low	86.19%	ATR (14)	6.85
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 03, 2024	Current Ratio	0.79	EPS Y/Y TTM	10.46%	Oper. Margin	18.64%	RSI (14)	53.50	Volatility	2.47% 2.12%
Employees	14900	Debt/Eq	1.17	Sales Y/Y TTM	7.97%	Profit Margin	10.67%	Recom	1.74	Target Price	304.83
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	1.01	EPS Q/Q	17.56%	Payout	35.45%	Rel Volume	1.72	Prev Close	304.11
Sales Surprise	0.37%	EPS Surprise	3.39%	Sales Q/Q	8.57%	Earnings	Jul 17 AMC	Avg Volume	794.50K	Price	297.81
SMA20	-0.79%	SMA50	5.40%	SMA200	17.16%	Trades		Volume	1,367,622	Change	-2.07%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Aug-13-24	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Overweight	$340
Jul-09-24	Initiated	Wolfe Research	Outperform	$275
Feb-13-24	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform	$210 → $310
Jan-11-24	Downgrade	Redburn Atlantic	Buy → Neutral	$272
Jan-08-24	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Underperform → Buy	$164 → $300
Jan-04-24	Reiterated	Needham	Buy	$230 → $305
Dec-19-23	Initiated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$273
Dec-18-23	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$200 → $315
Dec-15-23	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$200 → $290
Dec-08-23	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy
Nov-20-23	Initiated	Citigroup	Buy	$243
Jul-24-23	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Underperform	$255 → $195
Jan-06-23	Initiated	Exane BNP Paribas	Underperform	$150
Nov-15-22	Upgrade	Atlantic Equities	Neutral → Overweight	$230
Oct-21-22	Downgrade	RBC Capital Mkts	Outperform → Sector Perform	$195 → $158
Oct-19-22	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold	$250 → $161
Aug-16-22	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$230
Aug-15-22	Downgrade	Atlantic Equities	Overweight → Neutral	$210 → $225
Jul-13-22	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight	$200
Apr-21-22	Downgrade	Evercore ISI	Outperform → In-line	$340 → $200

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Equifax, Inc. engages in the provision of information solutions and human resources business process outsourcing services. It operates through the following business segments: U.S. Information Solutions, Workforce Solutions and International. The U.S. Information Solutions segment includes consumer and commercial information services, mortgage loan origination information, financial marketing services, and identity management. The Workforce Solutions segment covers employment, income, and social security number verification services as well as complementary payroll-based transaction and employment tax management services. The International segment offers information, technology, and services to support debt collections and recovery management in Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Cator Woolford and Guy Woolford in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
KELLEY JOHN J III	EVP, Chief Legal Officer	Aug 28 '24	Sale	304.99	3,000	914,977	12,259	Aug 29 04:08 PM
KELLEY JOHN J III	Officer	Aug 28 '24	Proposed Sale	303.00	3,000	909,000		Aug 28 04:03 PM
Chaney Carla	EVP, Chief HR Officer	Aug 07 '24	Sale	281.85	3,000	845,544	10,875	Aug 09 04:13 PM
Chaney Carla	Officer	Aug 07 '24	Proposed Sale	283.13	3,000	849,390		Aug 07 04:02 PM
Chaney Carla	EVP, Chief HR Officer	Aug 01 '24	Sale	279.48	3,000	838,440	13,875	Aug 05 04:14 PM
GAMBLE JOHN W JR	EVP, CFO & COO	Jul 31 '24	Option Exercise	184.38	18,563	3,422,701	79,412	Aug 01 04:08 PM
GAMBLE JOHN W JR	EVP, CFO & COO	Jul 30 '24	Sale	276.49	1,350	373,260	60,849	Aug 01 04:08 PM
Chaney Carla	Officer	Aug 01 '24	Proposed Sale	279.37	3,000	838,110		Aug 01 04:02 PM
Begor Mark W	CEO	Jul 26 '24	Option Exercise	144.99	58,300	8,452,876	167,418	Jul 30 04:11 PM
Begor Mark W	CEO	Jul 26 '24	Sale	269.47	58,300	15,710,380	109,118	Jul 30 04:11 PM
Houston Julia A	EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer	Jul 29 '24	Option Exercise	184.38	8,662	1,597,126	19,986	Jul 30 04:11 PM
GAMBLE JOHN W JR	Officer	Jul 30 '24	Proposed Sale	276.99	1,350	373,936		Jul 30 04:07 PM
KELLEY JOHN J III	EVP, Chief Legal Officer	Jul 25 '24	Option Exercise	184.38	9,901	1,825,575	23,469	Jul 29 08:32 PM
Begor Mark W	Officer	Jul 26 '24	Proposed Sale	270.73	58,300	15,783,559		Jul 26 04:04 PM
Ploder Rodolfo O	Officer	Jul 26 '24	Proposed Sale	270.73	10,534	2,851,869		Jul 26 04:02 PM
Chaney Carla	EVP, Chief HR Officer	May 31 '24	Option Exercise	175.48	4,104	720,170	20,988	Jun 04 04:13 PM
Chaney Carla	EVP, Chief HR Officer	May 31 '24	Sale	228.53	4,104	937,874	16,884	Jun 04 04:13 PM
Griggs James M	SVP & Corp Controller	May 31 '24	Sale	228.71	400	91,483	4,601	Jun 04 04:13 PM
Houston Julia A	EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer	May 31 '24	Option Exercise	149.53	4,815	719,987	16,148	Jun 04 04:13 PM
Houston Julia A	EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer	May 31 '24	Sale	228.63	4,815	1,100,835	11,333	Jun 04 04:13 PM
GAMBLE JOHN W JR	EVP, CFO & COO	May 30 '24	Sale	229.24	3,650	836,732	62,219	May 31 04:09 PM
Chaney Carla	EVP, Chief HR Officer	May 24 '24	Option Exercise	191.44	5,178	991,276	22,062	May 29 04:39 PM
Chaney Carla	EVP, Chief HR Officer	May 24 '24	Sale	238.63	5,178	1,235,637	16,884	May 29 04:39 PM
Houston Julia A	EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer	May 24 '24	Option Exercise	149.53	4,280	639,988	15,613	May 29 04:39 PM
Houston Julia A	EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer	May 24 '24	Sale	238.63	4,280	1,021,333	11,333	May 29 04:39 PM
Griggs James M	SVP & Corp Controller	May 24 '24	Option Exercise	97.23	2,410	234,316	7,411	May 29 04:39 PM
Griggs James M	SVP & Corp Controller	May 24 '24	Sale	238.60	2,410	575,015	5,001	May 29 04:39 PM
Fichuk Karen L	Director	May 09 '24	Buy	238.77	415	99,090	3,305	May 10 04:24 PM
Begor Mark W	CEO	Apr 26 '24	Option Exercise	137.44	58,300	8,012,944	167,520	Apr 30 04:16 PM
Begor Mark W	CEO	Apr 26 '24	Sale	225.45	58,300	13,143,490	109,220	Apr 30 04:16 PM
Ploder Rodolfo O	EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions	Apr 26 '24	Option Exercise	149.53	10,697	1,599,522	90,061	Apr 30 04:16 PM
Ploder Rodolfo O	EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions	Apr 26 '24	Sale	225.45	14,097	3,178,115	75,964	Apr 30 04:16 PM
Begor Mark W	CEO	Feb 28 '24	Option Exercise	127.37	58,300	7,425,671	167,212	Feb 29 04:12 PM
Begor Mark W	CEO	Feb 28 '24	Sale	267.52	58,300	15,596,195	108,912	Feb 29 04:12 PM
GAMBLE JOHN W JR	EVP, CFO & COO	Feb 23 '24	Option Exercise	139.83	60,546	8,466,325	110,644	Feb 26 04:11 PM
Ploder Rodolfo O	EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions	Feb 14 '24	Option Exercise	138.45	14,788	2,047,399	100,099	Feb 15 04:11 PM
Ploder Rodolfo O	EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions	Feb 14 '24	Sale	247.59	20,788	5,146,913	79,311	Feb 15 04:11 PM
KELLEY JOHN J III	EVP, Chief Legal Officer	Nov 20 '23	Sale	208.53	4,000	834,106	9,394	Nov 21 04:30 PM
Houston Julia A	EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer	Nov 20 '23	Sale	208.53	2,000	417,053	8,734	Nov 21 04:29 PM
Houston Julia A	EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer	Nov 15 '23	Option Exercise	131.18	21,485	2,818,434	32,219	Nov 17 04:07 PM
Houston Julia A	EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer	Nov 15 '23	Sale	199.50	21,485	4,286,212	10,734	Nov 17 04:07 PM
Koehler Bryson R	EVP, CTO, Prod & D&A Officer	Nov 15 '23	Sale	201.00	1,000	201,000	17,328	Nov 17 04:06 PM
Ploder Rodolfo O	EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions	Nov 15 '23	Option Exercise	127.37	12,233	1,558,117	98,262	Nov 17 04:06 PM
Ploder Rodolfo O	EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions	Nov 15 '23	Sale	199.50	18,233	3,637,545	80,029	Nov 17 04:06 PM
KELLEY JOHN J III	EVP, Chief Legal Officer	Nov 15 '23	Option Exercise	139.83	48,221	6,742,921	61,615	Nov 17 04:06 PM
KELLEY JOHN J III	EVP, Chief Legal Officer	Nov 15 '23	Sale	199.51	48,221	9,620,785	13,394	Nov 17 04:06 PM
Begor Mark W	CEO	Nov 01 '23	Sale	166.58	7,000	1,166,037	63,011	Nov 02 04:03 PM
Smith Melissa D	Director	Oct 26 '23	Buy	166.27	914	151,971	1,586	Oct 30 04:39 PM

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