Equifax Inc.

LSE:0II3 Stock Report

Market Cap: US$29.4b

Equifax Valuation

Is 0II3 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0II3 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$372.93
Fair Value
36.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
19
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: 0II3 ($237.04) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($372.93)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0II3 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0II3?

Key metric: As 0II3 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0II3. This is calculated by dividing 0II3's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0II3's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio48.6x
EarningsUS$604.10m
Market CapUS$29.36b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0II3's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0II3 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average34x
EXPN Experian
35.5x12.5%UK£32.4b
ITRK Intertek Group
22.8x8.8%UK£7.9b
REL RELX
36.2x9.3%UK£70.0b
DATA GlobalData
41.5x21.1%UK£1.2b
0II3 Equifax
48.6x19.2%US$29.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0II3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48.6x) compared to the peer average (34x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0II3's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Professional Services Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CPI Capita
3.1x3.1%US$304.16m
IBPO iEnergizer
1.7xn/aUS$140.06m
TEK Tekcapital
1.8xn/aUS$24.55m
No more companies available in this PE range
0II3 48.6xIndustry Avg. 22.8xNo. of Companies4PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0II3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48.6x) compared to the UK Professional Services industry average (23.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0II3's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0II3 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio48.6x
Fair PE Ratio38.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0II3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.6x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0II3 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$237.51
US$291.22
+22.6%
6.5%US$325.00US$264.00n/a19
Mar ’26US$242.00
US$292.53
+20.9%
6.0%US$325.00US$264.00n/a19
Feb ’26US$274.46
US$305.74
+11.4%
7.6%US$357.00US$271.00n/a19
Jan ’26US$257.42
US$313.32
+21.7%
9.7%US$380.00US$272.00n/a19
Dec ’25US$261.56
US$313.66
+19.9%
10.3%US$380.00US$272.00n/a20
Nov ’25US$264.89
US$323.21
+22.0%
8.2%US$380.00US$275.00n/a20
Oct ’25US$291.21
US$312.21
+7.2%
8.7%US$380.00US$270.00n/a20
Sep ’25US$302.75
US$298.61
-1.4%
8.5%US$350.00US$232.00n/a20
Aug ’25US$276.73
US$289.81
+4.7%
8.1%US$320.00US$224.00n/a20
Jul ’25US$236.95
US$268.78
+13.4%
8.3%US$315.00US$224.00n/a18
Jun ’25US$229.13
US$268.78
+17.3%
8.3%US$315.00US$224.00n/a18
May ’25US$219.75
US$268.44
+22.2%
8.2%US$315.00US$224.00n/a19
Apr ’25US$267.08
US$279.43
+4.6%
9.4%US$315.00US$223.20n/a19
Mar ’25US$270.77
US$279.01
+3.0%
9.6%US$315.00US$220.00US$242.0021
Feb ’25US$248.24
US$263.15
+6.0%
11.6%US$315.00US$207.00US$274.4621
Jan ’25US$247.64
US$231.34
-6.6%
16.4%US$315.00US$164.00US$257.4221
Dec ’24US$221.94
US$214.41
-3.4%
12.7%US$270.00US$164.00US$261.5620
Nov ’24US$164.72
US$209.38
+27.1%
13.9%US$270.00US$164.00US$264.8919
Oct ’24US$181.38
US$225.59
+24.4%
12.4%US$290.00US$170.00US$291.2119
Sep ’24US$207.02
US$230.37
+11.3%
11.9%US$290.00US$170.00US$302.7520
Aug ’24US$202.55
US$230.37
+13.7%
11.9%US$290.00US$170.00US$276.7320
Jul ’24US$236.19
US$227.25
-3.8%
13.2%US$315.00US$165.00US$236.9520
Jun ’24US$207.59
US$223.00
+7.4%
14.3%US$315.00US$160.00US$229.1320
May ’24US$200.50
US$222.36
+10.9%
14.8%US$315.00US$155.00US$219.7520
Apr ’24US$201.42
US$222.86
+10.6%
15.2%US$315.00US$150.00US$267.0820
Mar ’24US$202.06
US$223.95
+10.8%
15.5%US$315.00US$150.00US$270.7719
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 19 Analysts
US$291.60
Fair Value
18.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
19
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/14 15:32
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/14 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Equifax Inc. is covered by 33 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jasper HellwegArgus Research Company
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Manav PatnaikBarclays