EFX’s short interest falls to 2.9 million shares

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Equifax, Inc shares valued at $518,200 were sold by GAMBLE JOHN W JR on May 06 ’25. At $259.10 per share, GAMBLE JOHN W JR sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 65,176 shares worth approximately $16.9 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, GAMBLE JOHN W JR purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 518,200 in proceeds.

Before that, Begor Mark W had sold 22,160 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $5,686,478, the CEO traded Equifax, Inc shares for $256.61 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 22,160 shares, worth approximately $36.93 million.

As published in their initiating research note from BMO Capital Markets on July 10, 2025, Equifax, Inc [EFX] has been a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $280. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. Earlier on April 04, 2025, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for EFX stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing EFX Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Equifax, Inc [NYSE: EFX] rose 0.75% to $259.33. The stock’s lowest price that day was $253.58, but it reached a high of $259.37 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.41%. Over the course of the year, Equifax, Inc shares have jumped approximately 0.53%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $281.07 on 01/27/25 and a 52-week low of $199.98 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Equifax, Inc (EFX)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 255.43, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 251.53. In the upper region, resistance lies at 261.31. The next price resistance is at 263.29. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.11 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Equifax, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Equifax, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.33 million shares to 2.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 3.23 million shares. A decline of -11.29% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.45 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.45.

Which companies own the most shares of Equifax, Inc (EFX)?

In terms of Equifax, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 292.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.64% from the previous closing price of $257.39. Analysts anticipate Equifax, Inc stock to reach 300 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 285. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Equifax, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 20, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $300.

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