Equifax Inc reports results for the quarter ended March 31 - Earnings Summary

• Equifax Inc EFX.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.53​​ per share for the quarter ended March 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $1.50. The mean expectation of seventeen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $1.40 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from $1.35 to $1.46 per share.

• Revenue rose 3.8% to $1.44 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $1.42 billion.

• Equifax Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $1.06​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $133.1 million.

• Equifax Inc shares had fallen by 11.6% this quarter and lost 15.5% so far this year.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 23.8% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, three analysts negatively revised earnings estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 16 "strong buy" or "buy," 6 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell." The average consensus recommendation for the professional information services peer group is also "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Equifax Inc is $280.50

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