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RBC Capital Mkts analysts upgrades an Outperform rating for Equifax, Inc (EFX)

In a filing, Equifax, Inc revealed its EVP, CFO & COO GAMBLE JOHN W JR unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.85 million on Feb 28 ’25. In the deal valued at $242.31 per share,3,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, GAMBLE JOHN W JR now holds 67,153 shares worth roughly $16.39 million.

Then, GAMBLE JOHN W JR bought 3,500 shares, generating $848,085 in total proceeds.

Before that, Begor Mark W sold 22,161 shares. Equifax, Inc shares valued at $5,598,504 were divested by the CEO at a price of $252.63 per share. As a result of the transaction, Begor Mark W now holds 142,243 shares, worth roughly $34.71 million.

RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its Equifax, Inc [EFX] rating to an Outperform from a a Sector perform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Exane BNP Paribas’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid March from “an Outperform” to “a Neutral”. Argus also remained covering EFX and has decreased its forecast on February 11, 2025 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Exane BNP Paribas revised its rating on December 16, 2024. It rated EFX as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Neutral”.

Price Performance Review of EFX

On Friday, Equifax, Inc [NYSE:EFX] saw its stock jump 0.23% to $244.00. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.42%. Equifax, Inc shares have fallen nearly -4.26% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -6.10% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $309.63 was reached on 01/27/25, a 52-week low of $213.02 was recorded on 03/12/25. SMA at 50 days reached $252.48, while 200 days put it at $265.61.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For EFX Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 240.69, which if violated will result in even more drops to 237.39. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 245.98. A further resistance level may holdings at 247.97. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 48.60, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.70, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 56.74%. Stochastics %K at 40.64% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in Equifax, Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Equifax, Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 0.28 million shares to a total of 2.44 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 2.16 million shares. There was a rise of 11.35%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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