Equifax Analysts Cut Their Forecasts After Q1 Results
Equifax Analysts Cut Their Forecasts After Q1 Results
Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) reported worse-than-expected first-quarter sales results and issued adjusted guidance below estimates on Wednesday.
Equifax Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：EFX）周三公布的第一季度销售业绩低于预期，并发布了低于预期的调整后指引。
Equifax posted quarterly sales of $1.389 billion, missing market estimates of $1.400 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
根据Benzinga Pro的数据，Equifax公布的季度销售额为13.89亿美元，未达到市场预期的14.00亿美元。
Equifax said it sees second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.65 to $1.75 per share, versus market estimates of $1.87 per share. The company expects revenue of $1.41 billion to $1.43 billion, versus expectations of $1.44 billion.
Equifax表示，预计第二季度调整后的每股收益为1.65美元至1.75美元，而市场预期为每股1.87美元。该公司预计收入为14.1亿美元至14.3亿美元，而预期为14.4亿美元。
"Equifax performed well in the first quarter against our EFX2026 strategic priorities in a very challenging mortgage market delivering revenue of $1.389 billion, up a strong 7%. Our U.S. mortgage business grew a strong 6% despite a 19% decline in USIS mortgage credit inquiries. Our non-mortgage business, which was about 80% of Equifax revenue in the first quarter, delivered very strong broad-based 9% local currency revenue growth, from continued strong new product performance with a New Product Vitality Index of 9% and 85% of new models and scores built using AI and ML. Workforce Solutions delivered very strong 15% non-mortgage Verification Services revenue growth led by the Government business, with 1% overall growth from the U.S. mortgage market decline," said Mark W. Begor, Equifax Chief Executive Officer.
“在极具挑战性的抵押贷款市场中，根据我们的 EFX2026 战略优先事项，Equifax在第一季度表现良好，收入为13.89亿美元，强劲增长7％。尽管USIS抵押贷款信贷查询下降了19％，但我们的美国抵押贷款业务仍强劲增长了6％。我们的非抵押贷款业务约占第一季度Equifax收入的80％，实现了非常强劲的9％本币收入增长，这要归因于持续强劲的新产品表现，新产品活力指数为9％，使用人工智能和机器学习建立的新模型和分数为85％。Equifax首席执行官马克·贝戈尔表示，在政府业务的带动下，Workface Solutions实现了非常强劲的15％非抵押贷款验证服务收入增长，其中1％的总体增长来自美国抵押贷款市场的下滑。
Equifax shares fell 8.5% to close at $217.51 on Thursday.
周四，Equifax股价下跌8.5％，收于217.51美元。
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Equifax following earnings announcement.
财报公布后，这些分析师更改了Equifax的目标股价。
- Baird cut the price target on Equifax from $275 to $260. Baird analyst Jeffrey Meuler maintained an Outperform rating.
- JP Morgan lowered the price target on Equifax from $290 to $273. JP Morgan analyst Andrew Steinerman maintained an Overweight rating.
- 贝尔德将Equifax的目标股价从275美元下调至260美元。贝尔德分析师杰弗里·穆勒维持跑赢大盘的评级。
- 摩根大通将Equifax的目标股价从290美元下调至273美元。摩根大通分析师安德鲁·斯坦纳曼维持增持评级。
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