Equifax increases quarterly dividend 28% to 50c per share
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Apr 22 2025
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Dividend Increase Announcement: The company's board approved a 28% increase in its quarterly cash dividend, raising it to 50 cents per share for the second quarter of 2025.
Payment Details: The new dividend will be payable on June 13, 2025, to shareholders recorded by May 23, and the company has maintained cash dividends for over 100 years.
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Analyst Views on EFX
Wall Street analysts forecast EFX stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for EFX is 262.42 USD with a low forecast of 234.00 USD and a high forecast of 295.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 204.000
Low
234.00
Averages
262.42
High
295.00
Current: 204.000
Low
234.00
Averages
262.42
High
295.00
About EFX
Equifax Inc. is a global data, analytics, and technology company. The Company is engaged in helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions. The Company’s Workforce Solutions segment provides services enabling customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure and sanctions of people in the United States. The Company’s U.S. Information Solutions (USIS) segment provides consumer and commercial information solutions to businesses in the United States, including online information, decisioning technology solutions, identity management services, analytical services, e-commerce fraud and charge back protection services, portfolio management services, mortgage information and marketing services. The Company’s International segment provides products and services similar to those available in the USIS segment but with variations by geographic region.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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