Equifax Inc.
EFX
is scheduled to report third-quarter 2020 results on Oct 21, after market close.
Let’s check out the expectations in detail.
Q3 Expectations
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter revenues stands at $1.01 billion, indicating growth of 15.2% from the year-ago period reported figure. The consensus mark is pegged higher than the guided range of $930-$950 million.
Segment-wise, the consensus mark for U.S. Information Solutions segment revenues is pegged at $370 million, implying an improvement of 17.1% from the year-ago quarter reported figure. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for International segment revenues is pegged at $208 million, indicating decline of 9.9% year over year. The consensus mark for Global Consumer Solutions segment revenues stands at $87 million, suggesting a decrease of 2.2% from the year-ago quarter reported figure. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Workforce Solutions segment revenues is pegged at $343 million, indicating growth of 42.3% from the year-ago quarter reported figure.
Improvement in operational efficiency is likely to have benefitted the bottom line, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for which is pegged at $1.61, indicating growth of 8.8% from the year-ago quarter reported figure. The consensus mark is pegged higher than the guided range of $1.30-$1.40 cents.
What Our Model Says
Our proven Zacks model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Equifax this time around. The combination of a positive
Earnings ESP
and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our
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Equifax has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank #2.
Stocks to Consider
Here are a few stocks from the broader Zacks
Business Services
sector that investors may consider as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to beat on third-quarter 2020 earnings.
CoreLogic
CLGX
has an Earnings ESP of +7.12% and a Zacks Rank #2. You can see
the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here
.
Aptiv
APTV
has an Earnings ESP of +13.14% and a Zacks Rank #3.
Waste Connections
WCN
has an Earnings ESP of +0.32% and a Zacks Rank #3.
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