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Equifax (EFX) stock, explained like you're 5
Equifax trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker EFX. It is a large cap company in the consumer services industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 17.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- EFX
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Consumer Services
- Size
- Large cap, about 17.1 billion dollars
Is Equifax a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Equifax is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 17.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Equifax makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves EFX stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
In the news lately
- Is Open Banking Expansion Altering The Investment Case For Equifax (EFX)? (Yahoo Finance)
- Open Banking Expansion At Equifax Stock Has Changed Its Investment Story (Simply Wall Street)
- Equifax Stock Jumps as Mortgage Product Momentum and Upcoming Earnings Draw Attention (Moomoo)
- Equifax stock jumps as mortgage product momentum and upcoming earnings draw attention (Quiver Quantitative)
- How to Take Advantage of moves in (EFX) (EFX:CA) (Stock Traders Daily)
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Questions about Equifax stock
What does Equifax do?
Equifax trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker EFX. It is a large cap company in the consumer services industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 17.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Equifax?
Equifax trades under the ticker EFX on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Equifax's market cap?
Equifax is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 17.1 billion dollars.
How does Equifax make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves EFX stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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