Equifax (NYSE:EFX)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reiterated by analysts at Barclays Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. They currently have a $67.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $68.00. Barclays Capital’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 8.29% from the stock’s previous close.
Shares of Equifax (NYSE: EFX) traded down 0.07% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $61.825. Equifax has a one year low of $45.15 and a one year high of $63.91. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $60.19. The company has a market cap of $7.457 billion and a P/E ratio of 25.13.
Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $586.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $576.85 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.74 earnings per share. Equifax’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Equifax will post $3.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
A number of other firms have also recently commented on EFX. Analysts at Zacks downgraded shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Friday, June 21st. They now have a $62.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at RBC Capital reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note to investors on Friday, June 21st. They now have a $67.00 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. downgraded shares of Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Monday, May 20th. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call.
Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Equifax presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $65.30.
Equifax Inc is a provider of information solutions for businesses and consumers. The Company’s clients and customers include financial institutions, corporations, governments and individuals.