A new trading day began on Tuesday, with Equifax, Inc. (NYSE: EFX) stock price down -0.57% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $270.02. EFX’s price has ranged from $159.95 to $309.63 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Industrials sector has jumped its sales by 9.32% annually for the last half of the decade. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged 8.73%. With a float of $123.29 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $123.30 million.
In an organization with 14900 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 43.81%, operating margin of 18.38%, and the pretax margin is 13.74%.
Equifax, Inc. (EFX) Insider Updates
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Consulting Services Industry. The insider ownership of Equifax, Inc. is 0.53%, while institutional ownership is 98.67%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 25 ’24, was worth 15,770,580. In this transaction CEO of this company sold 58,304 shares at a rate of $270.49, taking the stock ownership to the 109,183 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Oct 25 ’24, when Company’s EVP, Chief Legal Officer sold 1,000 for $272.92, making the entire transaction worth $272,920. This insider now owns 11,269 shares in total.
Equifax, Inc. (EFX) Performance Highlights and Predictions
In its latest quarterly report, released on 9/30/2024, the company reported earnings of 1.81 per share, which was $0.1 higher than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.98 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 8.73% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 15.50% during the next five years compared to 12.25% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Equifax, Inc. (NYSE: EFX) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Equifax, Inc.’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 0.88. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 5.95. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 42.47.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 4.51, a number that is poised to hit 2.12 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.46 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Equifax, Inc. (EFX)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.9 million. That was better than the volume of 0.85 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 5.10%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 5.90.
During the past 100 days, Equifax, Inc.’s (EFX) raw stochastic average was set at 48.28%, which indicates a significant increase from 4.48% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 19.63% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 24.99% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $291.76, while its 200-day Moving Average is $261.77. However, in the short run, Equifax, Inc.’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $270.88. Second resistance stands at $273.28. The third major resistance level sits at $275.11. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $266.65, it is likely to go to the next support level at $264.82. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $262.42.
Equifax, Inc. (NYSE: EFX) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 33.28 billion, the company has a total of 123,952K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 5,265 M while annual income is 545,300 K. The company’s previous quarter sales were 1,442 M while its latest quarter income was 141,300 K.
