EQUIFAX INC vs MOODY'S CORPORATION, two Credit Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where EFX and MCO diverge most: on p/b, EFX reads 4.68 and MCO reads 26.34; on return on equity, EFX reads 15.7% and MCO reads 88.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's EFX price has a different growth bar priced in than MCO (+23.8% implied for EFX vs +26.5% for MCO); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | EFX | MCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $172.79 | $477.96 |
| Market cap | $20.6B | $83.4B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +23.8% | +26.5% |
| P/E | 30.4 | 30.3 |
| P/B | 4.68 | 26.34 |
| P/S | 3.20 | 10.22 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.6 | 21.6 |
| Revenue growth | +10.3% | +11.7% |
| Operating margin | 18.5% | 47.9% |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 34.3% |
| Return on equity | 15.7% | 88.3% |
| Return on assets | 5.8% | 19.1% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 1.24 | 2.37 |
| Current ratio | 0.60 | 1.19 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.95 | 7.01 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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