Equifax gains after Q3 profit beat
Tue 13:32
BUZZ-Equifax gains after Q3 profit beat ** Credit reporting firm Equifax EFX.N shares rise 5% to $166.5 in premarket trading
** Stock set to open at its highest level in over a month, if premarket gains hold
** Co reports Q3 adj EPS of $2.26, above analysts' estimates of $2.20
** Q3 revenue of $1.69 billion in line with analyst expectations, up 10% from a year earlier
** Peers: Fair Isaac FICO.N up 1.1%, TransUnion TRU.N up 1.6%
** The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 18 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold"; their median PT is $193 — LSEG data
** Up to last day's close, stock had fallen 26.92% YTD
(Reporting by Darshan Kumar in Bengaluru)