Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC Buys 3,827 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 272.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,231 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,827 shares during the period. Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,333,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund boosted its holdings in Equifax by 17.6% in the 4th quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund now owns 4,309 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the period. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS boosted its holdings in Equifax by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 50,142 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $12,779,000 after purchasing an additional 1,280 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Equifax by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $364,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 260.3% in the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 4,014 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,023,000 after purchasing an additional 2,900 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Equifax by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 58,370 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $14,876,000 after purchasing an additional 1,460 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Price Performance

EFX stock opened at $240.79 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $213.02 and a 1 year high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market cap of $29.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $258.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $273.21.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. Research analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. Equifax’s payout ratio is 32.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value of $143,474.89. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. This represents a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on EFX. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Argus cut shares of Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $301.13.

Equifax Company Profile

Equifax Inc operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship.