Equifax Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

NCR Atleos (NYSE: NATL) has appointed Traci Hornfeck as Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 31, 2025. Hornfeck brings nearly 25 years of experience in managing accounting functions for large public organizations. She joins from Rollins (NYSE: ROL), where she served as Chief Accounting Officer since 2021.

Prior to Rollins, Hornfeck held external reporting and controllership leadership roles at Equifax (NYSE: EFX), including serving as U.S. controller. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. The appointment comes as Atleos continues to strengthen its leadership team during its first full year as an independent public company.

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has announced its participation in three major investor conferences during March 2025. Trevor Burns, Senior Vice President of Corporate Investor Relations, will represent the company at:

• The RBC Global Financial Institutions Conference on March 4, 2025
• The Oppenheimer Information Services, Exchanges and Blockchain Virtual Summit on March 5, 2025
• The Wolfe Research FinTech Forum on March 12, 2025

Equifax (EFX) reported strong Q4 2024 performance with revenue reaching $1.419 billion, up 7% (9% in local currency) despite challenging U.S. hiring and mortgage markets. The company saw impressive 29% growth in U.S. Mortgage revenue and achieved a 12% new product Vitality Index through EFX Cloud innovation.

Key segment performances include: Workforce Solutions revenue up 7% with 10% growth in Verification Services; USIS revenue increased 10% driven by 47% Mortgage revenue growth; International revenue grew 11% in local currency. The company has successfully migrated nearly 85% of revenue to the EFX Cloud.

For full-year 2024, Equifax reported revenue of $5.681 billion, up 8% from 2023, with net income of $604.1 million. Looking ahead, 2025 guidance projects revenue of $5.950 billion (4.7% growth) and Adjusted EPS of $7.45, despite an expected 12% decline in U.S. mortgage credit inquiries.

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share. The dividend will be paid on March 14, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 21, 2025. The company highlighted its strong dividend history, noting that it has maintained cash dividend payments for more than 100 consecutive years.

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has announced it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024, on Thursday, February 6, at 6:30 a.m. ET. The company will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET the same day, where senior management will discuss the quarter's financial and business results.

Presentation materials will be available on investor.equifax.com at 6:30 a.m. ET on February 6. The conference call can be accessed via US/Canada numbers (877-559-1190 / +1 201-389-0916) or international toll-free numbers. Participants should dial in 5-10 minutes before the call and provide their name and company information. An audio replay will be available on the investor website starting February 7.

Equifax (EFX) and Mastercard (MA) have partnered to combat payment fraud in Latin America through the integration of Kount Payment Fraud solution with Mastercard's fraud management tools. The collaboration aims to protect digital payments through identity verification and fraud risk assessment while preventing chargebacks.

The initiative addresses a critical need in Latin America, which has one of the highest fraud rates globally, with merchants losing approximately 4.6% of e-commerce revenue to payment fraud. With regional e-commerce revenue projected to grow from $85 billion in 2021 to $160 billion by 2025, this partnership seeks to enable secure business growth.

The Kount Payment Fraud solution, currently used by over 20,000 businesses in more than 40 countries, will be available to financial institutions, payment service providers, acquirers, and merchants across Latin America, excluding Brazil.

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has announced its participation in multiple investor conferences this November. CEO Mark W. Begor will attend the J.P. Morgan 2024 Ultimate Services Conference on November 14, participating in a Fireside Chat at 1:10 p.m. ET. CFO John Gamble and SVP of Corporate Investor Relations Trevor Burns will join the RBC 2024 Global Technology Conference on November 19, with a Fireside Chat at 4:40 p.m. ET. Burns will also attend the FT Partners FinTech Conference on November 20. Livestreams of the Fireside Chats will be available on Equifax's investor relations website.

Equifax announced that CEO Mark W. Begor will extend his leadership beyond 2025. Under his tenure since 2018, the company has achieved significant growth with revenue increasing by 50% and market capitalization growing from $14 billion to $33 billion (14% CAGR). Begor has overseen a $1.5 billion Cloud-based technology transformation and invested over $4.5 billion in 25 strategic acquisitions. The company has maintained consistent innovation, launching over 100 new products annually with a Vitality Index above 10% since 2022, despite a 34% decline in the mortgage market during 2022-2023.

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 13, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 22, 2024. The company highlighted its track record of paying cash dividends for more than 100 consecutive years.