Preview: Equifax's Earnings

Equifax EFX is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2021-10-20. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Equifax will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.72

Equifax bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by 15.79%, which was followed by a $2.09 drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Equifax's past performance and the resulting price change:

Stock Performance

Shares of Equifax were trading at $268.92 as of October 18. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 65.8%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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