Equifax (EFX) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What EFX does

Equifax (EFX) is a data, analytics, and technology company that operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment helps customers verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions, while also assisting employer customers with payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the employment cycle. The U.S. Information Solutions segment provides consumer and commercial information services, including credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling and portfolio analytics, locate, fraud detection and prevention, identity verification, and other consulting services, as well as mortgage services, financial marketing services, identity management services, and credit monitoring products.

Key numbers explained

• 155.32 USD is the latest price for Equifax stock.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 27.3 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the company's last 12 months of earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 15.3 uses expected future earnings and is often read as a more forward-looking valuation measure.
• The dividend yield of 1.4% tells you the annual dividend as a percentage of the current share price.
• The ex-dividend date is Aug 31, 2026; to receive the next dividend, you must own the stock before this date.
• 37% of earnings is paid out as dividends, which indicates the portion of profit returned to shareholders.
• A beta of 1.31 suggests the stock tends to move about 31% more than the overall market.
• The 52-week price range of 150.75 – 258.4 shows the lowest and highest prices over the past year.

Recent news

• Equifax launched two new intelligence solutions to help businesses mitigate automated fraud.
• Equifax introduced Healthcare Report™ Credential ID.
• Wells Fargo adjusted its price target on Equifax to $200 from $212 while keeping an Overweight rating.
• Other recent coverage includes a look at why investors should hold EFX stock, a Q2 recap benchmarking Equifax among data and business process services stocks, and a comparison of growth strategies between Autodesk and Fair Isaac.

What to watch

• As a member of the S&P 500, EFX can be influenced by broad market moves and sector rotations.
• Investors often compare it with peers such as Fortive (FTV), TransDigm Group (TDG), W. W. Grainger (GWW), Carrier Global (CARR), DuPont (DD), Vertiv (VRT), and Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) to gauge relative valuation and risk.
• Key factors for this kind of stock include earnings growth, changes in credit and data markets, interest rate environments, and regulatory developments affecting data and analytics services.