Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by Quotient Wealth Partners LLC

Quotient Wealth Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 13.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,253 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 195 shares during the quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $319,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thompson Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 15,594 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,974,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Equifax by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,202 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $561,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Equifax by 24.7% in the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,795 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $712,000 after purchasing an additional 553 shares during the period. Generate Investment Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 122.8% in the 4th quarter. Generate Investment Management Ltd now owns 86,282 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $21,989,000 after buying an additional 47,564 shares during the period. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt lifted its holdings in Equifax by 184.2% in the fourth quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 2,777 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $708,000 after acquiring an additional 1,800 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equifax Trading Up 0.4 %

EFX stock opened at $248.59 on Monday. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The company has a market cap of $30.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.47, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $261.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $274.92.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.12. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.45 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on EFX. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price target on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $301.69.

Equifax 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.