After Hours
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. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Equifax Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences.
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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Consulting Services industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $265.98 and fluctuated between $267.64 as its day high and $264.09 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Equifax, Inc. is $32.97B. A total of 0.64 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 894.79K shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, EFX has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 24 BUYs and 45 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 119,036 shares during that period but sold 145,022.
In the most recent transaction, Ploder Rodolfo O sold 20,788 shares of EFX for 247.59 per share on Feb 14. After the transaction, the EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions now owns 79,311 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 20, KELLEY JOHN J III sold 4,000 shares at 208.53 per share. EFX shares that EVP, Chief Legal Officer owns now total 9,394.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Houston Julia A disposed of 2,000 shares on Nov 20 at a per-share price of $208.53. This resulted in the EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer holding 8,734 shares of EFX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, KELLEY JOHN J III sold 48,221 shares at $199.51 per share on Nov 15. Company shares held by the EVP, Chief Legal Officer now total 13,394.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Equifax, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.59%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 60.44. EFX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/22/2024 when it declared a $0.39 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/22/2023. The EFX stock dividend was $0.39 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EFX in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $277.35 with high estimates of $315.00 and low estimates of $220.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EFX has a high of $267.47 and a low of $159.95.
As of this writing, EFX has an earnings estimate of $1.42 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.45 per share and a lower estimate of $1.39. The company reported an EPS of $1.76 in the last quarter, which was -0.60% lower than expectations of $1.77.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $36.77, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.60B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 4.42.
