Proficio Capital Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 112,163 Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 112,163 shares of the credit services provider's stock, valued at approximately $28,585,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned 0.09% of Equifax as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. increased its position in shares of Equifax by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 48,000 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $12,233,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 18,427 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $4,696,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 21,081 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $5,372,000 after acquiring an additional 681 shares during the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $693,000. Finally, Exchange Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,515 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,660,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company's stock.

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Equifax Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of Equifax stock traded up $0.60 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $245.11. The company had a trading volume of 545,490 shares, compared to its average volume of 893,672. 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 company's 50-day moving average is $255.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $271.01. The company has a market cap of $30.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax Inc. has a twelve month low of $213.02 and a twelve month high of $309.63.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. Analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders 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 yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. Equifax's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Argus cut shares of Equifax from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $301.13.

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.