Equifax, Inc. (EFX) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Consulting Services
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $172.13 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5.
Equifax is a global data, analytics, and technology company in three segments—Workforce Solutions (employment/income verification via The Work Number), U.S. Information Solutions (consumer and commercial credit data), and International (24+ countries)—serving financial... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $172.13 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.70, earnings proximity 81d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and news legal. Suitability: aggressive.
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- MEDIUMCustomerU.S. federal, state and local governments10-K Item 1A: 'We derive a meaningful portion of our revenue from direct and indirect sales to U.S. federal, state and local governments, as well as foreign governments, and their respective agencies'
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 3.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $172.13 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $164.41. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $205.63 (+19.5% upside). Prior stop was $164.41. Stop-loss: $164.41.
Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5; Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.3%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Equifax, Inc. trades at a P/E of 30.4 (forward 16.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
29 analysts cover EFX with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $228.
What does Equifax, Inc. do?Equifax is a global data, analytics, and technology company in three segments—Workforce Solutions (employment/income...
Equifax is a global data, analytics, and technology company in three segments—Workforce Solutions (employment/income verification via The Work Number), U.S. Information Solutions (consumer and commercial credit data), and International (24+ countries)—serving financial institutions, corporations, and governments. Revenue comes from data subscriptions, per-inquiry transaction fees, and analytics services.