Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Equifax Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Equifax Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Equifax Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Equifax Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for EFX from analysts
• EFX’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Equifax Inc. (EFX)

Before we jump into Equifax Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Equifax Inc. operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that that assist them in complying with and automating certain payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship. The U.S. Information Solutions segment provides consumer and commercial information services, such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling and portfolio analytics, locate, fraud detection and prevention, identity verification, and other consulting services; mortgage services; financial marketing services; identity management services; and credit monitoring products. The International segment offers information service products, which include consumer and commercial services comprising credit and financial information, and credit scoring and modeling; and credit and other marketing products and services, as well as information, technology, and services to support debt collections and recovery management. The company also provides information solutions for businesses, governments and consumers; and human resources business process automation and outsourcing services for employers. It operates in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Equifax Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of May 20, 2026, 2:47 PM, CST, Equifax Inc.’s stock price was $164.650.

Equifax Inc. is up 2.38% from its previous closing price of $160.830.

During the last market session, Equifax Inc.’s stock traded between $156.729 and $164.890. Currently, there are approximately 120.00 million shares outstanding for Equifax Inc..

Equifax Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 28.3, which is high compared to the Professional Services industry median of 19.7. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Equifax Inc. Stock Price History

Equifax Inc.’s (EFX) price is currently down 5.34% so far this month.

During the month of May, Equifax Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $178.800 and a low of $156.470.

Over the last year, Equifax Inc. has hit prices as high as $281.020 and as low as $156.470. Year to date, Equifax Inc.’s stock is down 24.12%.

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What Caused Equifax Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of May 19, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Equifax Inc.’s stock and 2 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Equifax Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Equifax Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Equifax Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Equifax Inc. (EFX) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Equifax Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of May 19, 2026, Equifax Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -18.40%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 13 and is considered to be Very Weak.

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Equifax Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of May 20, 2026, Equifax Inc.’s stock price is $164.650, which is up 2.38% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Equifax Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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