Baird analyst Jeffrey Meuler lowered the firm’s price target on Equifax to $260 from $275 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm siad the company provided a negative update, but the risk/reward is attractive following pullback. Valuation is attractive, normalized for mortgage cyclicality, and they believe investor near-term mortgage expectations now are much more achievable, expect solid consolidated through-cycle growth amplified by cyclical recovery, and expect incremental tech transformation benefits ahead.
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