After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. After-hours trades for Equifax, Inc. (EFX) shows that investor sentiment remained same, with the stock’s consolidated last price to $243.76. The Equifax, Inc. has recorded 26,480 volume in the after hours trading session. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Canadian Businesses Facing Crucial Challenges this Holiday Shopping Season.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Consulting Services industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $243.76 and fluctuated between $245.06 as its day high and $241.23 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Equifax, Inc. is $30.04B. A total of 0.55 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 949.57K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, EFX has seen 10 BUY and 26 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 82,853 and the disposition of 96,342 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 44 BUYs and 55 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 213,769 shares during that period but sold 182,941.
In the most recent transaction, KELLEY JOHN J III sold 4,000 shares of EFX for 208.53 per share on Nov 20. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Legal Officer now owns 9,394 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 20, Houston Julia A sold 2,000 shares at 208.53 per share. EFX shares that EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer owns now total 8,734.
Among the insiders who sold shares, KELLEY JOHN J III disposed of 48,221 shares on Nov 15 at a per-share price of $199.51. This resulted in the EVP, Chief Legal Officer holding 13,394 shares of EFX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Houston Julia A sold 21,485 shares at $199.50 per share on Nov 15. Company shares held by the EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer now total 10,734.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Equifax, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.64%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 57.85. EFX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/22/2023 when it declared a $0.39 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/15/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 9/5/2023. The EFX stock dividend was $0.39 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EFX in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $256.15 with high estimates of $315.00 and low estimates of $205.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EFX has a high of $252.60 and a low of $159.95.
As of this writing, EFX has an earnings estimate of $1.74 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.8 per share and a lower estimate of $1.66. The company reported an EPS of $1.71 in the last quarter, which was 2.40% higher than expectations of $1.67.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. EFX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $224.70M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.29B in debt and $2.29B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $34.85, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.60B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EFX is Buy with a score of 4.32.
