Equifax Earnings Estimate
| EFX Stock | USD 227.02 10.66 4.49% |
Equifax |
Equifax Earnings Estimation Breakdown
The calculation of Equifax's earning per share is based on the data from the past 12 consecutive months, used for reporting the company's financial figures. The next projected EPS of Equifax is estimated to be 1.44 with the future projection ranging from a low of 1.39 to a high of 1.55. Please be aware that this consensus of annual earnings estimates for Equifax is based on EPS before non-recurring items and includes expenses related to employee stock options.Last Reported EPS
1.39 Lowest | Expected EPS | 1.55 Highest |
Equifax Earnings Projection Consensus
Suppose the current estimates of Equifax's value are higher than the current market price of the Equifax stock. In this case, investors may conclude that Equifax is overpriced and will exhibit bullish sentiment. On the other hand, if the present value is lower than the stock price, analysts may conclude that the market undervalues the equity. These scenarios may suggest that the market is not as efficient as it should be at the estimation time, and Equifax's stock will quickly adjusts to the new information provided by the consensus estimate.
| Number of Analysts | Historical Accuracy | Last Reported EPS | Estimated EPS for 31st of March 2024 | Current EPS (TTM) | |
| 16 | 96.71% | 1.81 | 1.44 | 4.39 |
Equifax Earnings History
Earnings estimate consensus by Equifax analysts from Wall Street is used by the market to judge Equifax's stock performance. Investors also use these earnings estimates to evaluate and project the stock performance into the future in order to make their investment decisions. However, we recommend analyzing not only Equifax's upcoming profit reports and earnings-per-share forecasts but also comparing them to our different valuation methods.Equifax Quarterly Gross Profit |
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Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Equifax's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Equifax Earnings per Share Projection vs Actual
Actual Earning per Share of Equifax refers to what the company shows during its earnings calls or quarterly reports. The Expected EPS is what analysts covering Equifax predict the company's earnings will be in the future. The higher the earnings per share of Equifax, the better is its profitability. While calculating the Earning per Share, we use the weighted ratio, as the number of shares outstanding can change over time.Equifax Estimated Months Earnings per Share
For an investor who is primarily interested in generating an income out of investing in entities such as Equifax, the EPS ratio can tell if the company is intending to increase its current dividend. Although EPS is an essential tool for investors, it should not be used in isolation. EPS of Equifax should always be considered in relation to other companies to make a more educated investment decision.Equifax Quarterly Analyst Estimates and Surprise Metrics
Earnings surprises can significantly impact Equifax's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
| Reported | Fiscal Date | Estimated EPS | Reported EPS | Surprise | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-02-08 | 2023-12-31 | 1.74 | 1.81 | 0.07 | 4 | ||
2023-10-18 | 2023-09-30 | 1.77 | 1.76 | -0.01 | 0 | ||
2023-07-19 | 2023-06-30 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 0.04 | 2 | ||
2023-04-19 | 2023-03-31 | 1.37 | 1.43 | 0.06 | 4 | ||
2023-02-08 | 2022-12-31 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 0.03 | 2 | ||
2022-10-19 | 2022-09-30 | 1.63 | 1.73 | 0.1 | 6 | ||
2022-07-20 | 2022-06-30 | 2 | 2.09 | 0.09 | 4 | ||
2022-04-20 | 2022-03-31 | 2.14 | 2.22 | 0.08 | 3 | ||
2022-02-09 | 2021-12-31 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 0.03 | 1 | ||
2021-10-20 | 2021-09-30 | 1.72 | 1.85 | 0.13 | 7 | ||
2021-07-21 | 2021-06-30 | 1.71 | 1.98 | 0.27 | 15 | ||
2021-04-21 | 2021-03-31 | 1.55 | 1.97 | 0.42 | 27 | ||
2021-02-10 | 2020-12-31 | 1.83 | 2.0 | 0.17 | 9 | ||
2020-10-21 | 2020-09-30 | 1.6 | 1.87 | 0.27 | 16 | ||
2020-07-22 | 2020-06-30 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 23 | ||
2020-04-20 | 2020-03-31 | 1.29 | 1.4 | 0.11 | 8 | ||
2020-02-12 | 2019-12-31 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 0.04 | 2 | ||
2019-10-23 | 2019-09-30 | 1.44 | 1.48 | 0.04 | 2 | ||
2019-07-24 | 2019-06-30 | 1.36 | 1.4 | 0.04 | 2 | ||
2019-05-10 | 2019-03-31 | 1.23 | 1.2 | -0.03 | 2 | ||
2019-02-20 | 2018-12-31 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 0.06 | 4 | ||
2018-10-24 | 2018-09-30 | 1.42 | 1.41 | -0.01 | 0 | ||
2018-07-25 | 2018-06-30 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 0.02 | 1 | ||
2018-04-25 | 2018-03-31 | 1.37 | 1.43 | 0.06 | 4 | ||
2018-03-01 | 2017-12-31 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 0.04 | 2 | ||
2017-11-09 | 2017-09-30 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 0.04 | 2 | ||
2017-07-26 | 2017-06-30 | 1.57 | 1.6 | 0.03 | 1 | ||
2017-04-26 | 2017-03-31 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 0.03 | 2 | ||
2017-02-08 | 2016-12-31 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 0.05 | 3 | ||
2016-10-26 | 2016-09-30 | 1.36 | 1.44 | 0.08 | 5 | ||
2016-07-27 | 2016-06-30 | 1.36 | 1.43 | 0.07 | 5 | ||
2016-04-27 | 2016-03-31 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 0.08 | 6 | ||
2016-02-10 | 2015-12-31 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 0.03 | 2 | ||
2015-10-21 | 2015-09-30 | 1.1 | 1.14 | 0.04 | 3 | ||
2015-07-22 | 2015-06-30 | 1.1 | 1.15 | 0.05 | 4 | ||
2015-04-22 | 2015-03-31 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 0.05 | 4 | ||
2015-02-11 | 2014-12-31 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.01 | 0 | ||
2014-10-22 | 2014-09-30 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 0.03 | 3 | ||
2014-07-23 | 2014-06-30 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.02 | 2 | ||
2014-04-23 | 2014-03-31 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.02 | 2 | ||
2014-02-13 | 2013-12-31 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2013-10-23 | 2013-09-30 | 0.88 | 0.9 | 0.02 | 2 | ||
2013-07-24 | 2013-06-30 | 0.9 | 0.92 | 0.02 | 2 | ||
2013-04-24 | 2013-03-31 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2013-02-06 | 2012-12-31 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.03 | 4 | ||
2012-10-24 | 2012-09-30 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.02 | 2 | ||
2012-07-25 | 2012-06-30 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.02 | 2 | ||
2012-04-25 | 2012-03-31 | 0.65 | 0.7 | 0.05 | 7 | ||
2012-02-08 | 2011-12-31 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
2011-10-26 | 2011-09-30 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
2011-07-27 | 2011-06-30 | 0.6 | 0.61 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
2011-04-27 | 2011-03-31 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2011-02-09 | 2010-12-31 | 0.6 | 0.62 | 0.02 | 3 | ||
2010-10-27 | 2010-09-30 | 0.58 | 0.6 | 0.02 | 3 | ||
2010-07-28 | 2010-06-30 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.02 | 3 | ||
2010-04-28 | 2010-03-31 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
2010-02-03 | 2009-12-31 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.05 | 8 | ||
2009-10-21 | 2009-09-30 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.02 | 3 | ||
2009-07-22 | 2009-06-30 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2009-04-22 | 2009-03-31 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.04 | 7 | ||
2009-02-04 | 2008-12-31 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.02 | 3 | ||
2008-10-20 | 2008-09-30 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
2008-07-21 | 2008-06-30 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.03 | 4 | ||
2008-04-21 | 2008-03-31 | 0.57 | 0.6 | 0.03 | 5 | ||
2008-02-04 | 2007-12-31 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.02 | 3 | ||
2007-10-22 | 2007-09-30 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.02 | 3 | ||
2007-07-23 | 2007-06-30 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
2007-04-23 | 2007-03-31 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
2007-01-31 | 2006-12-31 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
2006-10-18 | 2006-09-30 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.01 | 1 | ||
2006-07-20 | 2006-06-30 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2006-04-20 | 2006-03-31 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.02 | 4 | ||
2006-02-02 | 2005-12-31 | 0.47 | 0.46 | -0.01 | 2 | ||
2005-10-20 | 2005-09-30 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2005-07-21 | 2005-06-30 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.01 | 2 | ||
2005-04-21 | 2005-03-31 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.02 | 4 | ||
2005-02-03 | 2004-12-31 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2004-10-21 | 2004-09-30 | 0.41 | 0.4 | -0.01 | 2 | ||
2004-07-22 | 2004-06-30 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.02 | 5 | ||
2004-04-22 | 2004-03-31 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.01 | 2 | ||
2004-01-22 | 2003-12-31 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2003-10-16 | 2003-09-30 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2003-07-17 | 2003-06-30 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2003-04-24 | 2003-03-31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2003-01-23 | 2002-12-31 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2002-10-17 | 2002-09-30 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2002-07-18 | 2002-06-30 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2002-04-18 | 2002-03-31 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2002-01-24 | 2001-12-31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2001-10-17 | 2001-09-30 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2001-07-18 | 2001-06-30 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 3 | ||
2001-04-18 | 2001-03-31 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2001-01-25 | 2000-12-31 | 0.52 | 0.51 | -0.01 | 1 | ||
2000-10-19 | 2000-09-30 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.01 | 2 | ||
2000-07-20 | 2000-06-30 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2000-04-19 | 2000-03-31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2000-01-25 | 1999-12-31 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1999-10-19 | 1999-09-30 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1999-07-20 | 1999-06-30 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1999-04-20 | 1999-03-31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1999-01-21 | 1998-12-31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1998-10-19 | 1998-09-30 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1998-07-17 | 1998-06-30 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1998-04-16 | 1998-03-31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1998-01-21 | 1997-12-31 | 0.37 | 0.36 | -0.01 | 2 | ||
1997-10-15 | 1997-09-30 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1997-07-17 | 1997-06-30 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.01 | 2 | ||
1997-04-15 | 1997-03-31 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.01 | 3 | ||
1997-01-21 | 1996-12-31 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1996-10-16 | 1996-09-30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.01 | 3 | ||
1996-07-17 | 1996-06-30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
1996-04-16 | 1996-03-31 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.03 | 13 |
About Equifax Earnings Estimate
The earnings estimate module is a useful tool to check what professional financial analysts are assuming about the future of Equifax earnings. We show available consensus EPS estimates for the upcoming years and quarters. Investors can also examine how these consensus opinions have evolved historically. We show current Equifax estimates, future projections, as well as estimates 1, 2, and three years ago. Investors can search for a specific entity to conduct investment planning and build diversified portfolios. Please note, earnings estimates provided by Macroaxis are the average expectations of expert analysts that we track. If a given stock such as Equifax fails to match professional earnings estimates, it usually performs purely. Wall Street refers to that as a 'negative surprise.' If a company 'beats' future estimates, it's usually called an 'upside surprise.'
Please read more on our stock advisor page.| Last Reported | Projected for Next Year | ||
| Retained Earnings | 5.6 B | 5.9 B | |
| Retained Earnings Total Equity | 6 B | 4.3 B | |
| Earnings Yield | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| Price Earnings Ratio | 55.73 | 58.52 | |
| Price Earnings To Growth Ratio | (2.54) | (2.41) |
Equifax Investors Sentiment
The influence of Equifax's investor sentiment on the probability of its price appreciation or decline could be a good factor in your decision-making process regarding taking a position in Equifax. The overall investor sentiment generally increases the direction of a stock movement in a one-year investment horizon. However, the impact of investor sentiment on the entire stock market does not have solid backing from leading economists and market statisticians.
Investor biases related to Equifax's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Equifax. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Equifax can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Equifax. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Equifax's market sentiment shows the aggregated news analyzed to detect positive and negative mentions from the text and comments. The data is normalized to provide daily scores for Equifax's and other traded tickers. The bigger the bubble, the more accurate is the estimated score. Higher bars for a given day show more participation in the average Equifax's news discussions. The higher the estimated score, the more favorable is the investor's outlook on Equifax.
Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Equifax in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Equifax's short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Equifax options trading.
Pair Trading with Equifax
One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Equifax position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Equifax will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.Moving against Equifax Stock
| 0.6 | ARC | ARC Document Solutions Financial Report 1st of May 2024 | PairCorr |
| 0.49 | VIRC | Virco Manufacturing Report 26th of April 2024 | PairCorr |
| 0.49 | FORR | Forrester Research Financial Report 2nd of May 2024 | PairCorr |
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Equifax could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Equifax when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Equifax - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Equifax to buy it.
The correlation of Equifax is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Equifax moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Equifax moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Equifax can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Equifax. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census. For more information on how to buy Equifax Stock please use our How to Invest in Equifax guide.Note that the Equifax information on this page should be used as a complementary analysis to other Equifax's statistical models used to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Portfolio Holdings module to check your current holdings and cash postion to detemine if your portfolio needs rebalancing.
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Is Equifax's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Equifax. If investors know Equifax will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Equifax listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.209 | Dividend Share 1.56 | Earnings Share 4.39 | Revenue Per Share 42.841 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.107 |
The market value of Equifax is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Equifax that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Equifax's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Equifax's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Equifax's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Equifax's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Equifax's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Equifax is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Equifax's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.