DJ Equifax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Equifax Inc. $(EFX)$ rallied 5.64% to $192.10 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Equifax Inc. closed 29.33% short of its 52-week high of $271.84, which the company achieved on September 17th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as S&P Global Inc. $(SPGI)$ rose 2.06% to $426.66, Moody's Corp. $(MCO)$ rose 2.31% to $497.03, and Fortinet Inc. $(FTNT)$ fell 3.27% to $152.85.
Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 162,009 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.