Equifax Inc: (NYSE: EFX)

$61.23

-0.37 (-0.60%)

Volume 277,203

May 23 01:34 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		60.63 - 61.62
	
		52wk Low - High
		43.01 - 63.91
	
		Previous Close
		61.60
	
		Avg. Volume
		774,622
	
		Industry
		FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SERVI
	
		Market Cap
		7.43 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.88 - 1.43
	
		Beta
		1.03
	
		PE (Forward)
		17.06
	
		Current Year Est.
		3.61
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            17.06
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.44
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            3.61
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.90
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.90
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-24-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            3.14
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            11.87%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Equifax is one of the leaders in facilitating and securing commerce by bringing buyers and sellers together world-wide through information, transaction processing and Internet businesses. Global operations include consumer and commercial credit information services, credit card marketing and processing services, check guarantee and authorization, software, modeling, database management, marketing solutions, analytics, direct to consumer services, and Internet identity verification and digital certificate services.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.90	0.91	3.61	3.99
Number of Estimates	9	9	9	9
Low Estimate	0.89	0.89	3.58	3.90
High Estimate	0.91	0.92	3.64	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.74	0.75	2.97	3.61
EPS Growth	21.47%	21.48%	21.59%	10.49%

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EPS Growth for EFX

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
EQUIFAX INC	EFX	61.60
VANTIV INC-A	VNTV	26.31
FIDELITY NAT IN	FIS	45.18
GREEN DOT CP-A	GDOT	18.24
OFFICIAL PAYMNT	OPAY	6.41
XOOM CORP	XOOM	17.92
ALLIANCE DATA	ADS	179.03
ENVESTNET INC	ENV	20.36
EVERTEC INC	EVTC	20.03
FISERV INC	FISV	89.35

Sector:Business Services>> Industry:FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SERVICES

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

D&B Beats 1Q Earnings Est, Misses Rev

May 03, 2013

ADP's 3Q Earnings Beat By a Penny

May 03, 2013

Equifax 1Q Earnings In line, Revs Grow

Apr 25, 2013

LPS Maintains Steady Dividend

Apr 22, 2013

Alliance Data Surpasses Earnings Est

Apr 19, 2013

New Prepaid Card by Green Dot

Apr 11, 2013

D&B Misses Estimates, Outlook Dull

Feb 12, 2013

LPS' Adjusted EPS Beats Estimates

Feb 08, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	3.14
Sales	2,161
Net Income	302
Price/Earnings	19.62
Price/Book	3.63
Price/Cash Flow	13.98
Price/Sales	3.37

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News

Equifax (EFX) Showing Bullish Technicals But Could Fall Through $60.49 Support - Freshbrewedmedia

May 23, 2013

Equifax Workforce Solutions to Help Employers Manage Impacts ofAffordable Care Act - Marketwire

May 23, 2013

Equifax Workforce Solutions to Highlight HR Compliance and DataAnalytics Solutions at SHRM 2013 Annual Conference - Marketwire

May 23, 2013

Equifax to Present at the Stephens Spring Investment Conference - Globenewswire

May 23, 2013

Travelers Make Great Targets for Identity Thieves - Globenewswire

May 23, 2013

Equifax uses Attunity Replicate to load data warehouse - M2

May 22, 2013

Equifax (EFX) Approaches New Upside Target of $63.21 - Financial News Network Online - Pivot Alerts

May 21, 2013

Equifax Adopts Attunity Replicate to Load Data Warehouse and Enable Big Data Analytics - Pr Newswire

May 21, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.20
ABR (Last Week)	2.20
# of recs in ABR	10
Average Target Price	64.67
Industry Rank by ABR	47 out of 265
Rank in Industry	6 out of 19

More EFX Broker Recommendations

Day Low - High	60.63 - 61.62
52wk Low - High	43.01 - 63.91
Previous Close	61.60
Avg. Volume	774,622
Industry	FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SERVI
Market Cap	7.43 B
Div - Yield	0.88 - 1.43
Beta	1.03
PE (Forward)	17.06
Current Year Est.	3.61
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

PE (Forward)	17.06
PEG Ratio	1.44
Current Year Est.	3.61
Current Quarter Estimate	0.90
Most Accurate Estimate	0.90
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-24-2013
EPS Last Year	3.14
Expected Earnings Growth	11.87%

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Equifax Inc: (NYSE: EFX)

$61.23

-0.37 (-0.60%)

Volume 277,203

May 23 01:34 PM ET

Stock Activity

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Sector:Business Services>> Industry:FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SERVICES

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News

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