After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Equifax Extends Service Agreement with National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange.
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Stocks Info
EFX belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Consulting Services industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $245.34 and fluctuated between $246.98 as its day high and $243.29 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Equifax, Inc. is $30.23B. A total of 1.09 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 932.47K shares.
Insider Activity
Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. 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
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. 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 58.22. 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.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EFX in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $259.25 with high estimates of $315.00 and low estimates of $207.00. 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 organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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.
