Equifax Inc vs Huron Consulting Group Inc

Equifax Inc (EFX) is overvalued and Huron Consulting Group Inc (HURN) is slightly overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. HURN is the closer of the two: -13%, against -27% for EFX.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Equifax Inc (EFX)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $125.77; the price of $159.78 is 27% above that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 50/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Huron Consulting Group Inc (HURN)

Discounting its cash flows at 11.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $139.88; the price of $157.86 is 13% above that value, and 69% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricEFXHURN
VerdictOvervaluedSlightly overvalued
Price$159.78$157.86
Intrinsic value$125.77$139.88
Margin of safety-27%-13%
Leak Score50/100 (10/12)14/100 (3/12)
Market cap$18.8B$2.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years8.0%14.3%
Operating margin18.5%11.6%
Net margin10.7%6.4%
Return on equity14.6%26.9%
Debt to equity1.252.25
P/E28.1x23.7x
Forward P/E15.7x14.9x
P/B4.3x6.5x
Dividend yield1.4%

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