Equifax Stock Hits New 52-Week High (EFX)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Equifax (NYSE:EFX) hit a new 52-week high Friday as it is currently trading at $48.46, above its previous 52-week high of $48.09 with 62,015 shares traded as of 10:05 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 983,100 shares over the past 30 days.

Equifax has a market cap of $5.71 billion and is part of the financial sector and financial services industry. Shares are up 22.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

Equifax Inc. collects, organizes, and manages various financial, demographic, employment, and marketing information solutions for businesses and consumers. The company's U.S. The company has a P/E ratio of 23.9, above the average financial services industry P/E ratio of 23.7 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Equifax as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. You can view the full Equifax Ratings Report.

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