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Fly News Breaks for September 15, 2017
TRU, EFX
Sep 15, 2017 | 07:30 EDT
SunTrust analyst Andrew Jeffrey cut his price target on Equifax (EFX) to $110 from $155 and lowered his price target on TransUnion (TRU) to $48 from $54. As reasons for the reductions, he cited increased competition from free credit monitoring programs and the risk of share loss in the wake of the Equifax data breach. However, he believes that both stocks reflect an "overstated" risk of negative legislative and/or regulatory changes. Jeffrey does not expect governments to create "barriers to complete and comprehensive data access," since, according to the analyst, lenders and many service providers rely on the data generated by the credit bureaus. He recommends buying both stocks.