Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by Advisor OS LLC

Advisor OS LLC cut its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 46.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,732 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 1,487 shares during the period. Advisor OS LLC's holdings in Equifax were worth $441,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 39.0% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,843 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $2,775,000 after acquiring an additional 3,043 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 2.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $54,329,000 after purchasing an additional 5,097 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 84.1% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 6,861 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $2,016,000 after purchasing an additional 3,135 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Equifax by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 6,397 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,880,000 after buying an additional 231 shares during the period. Finally, NS Partners Ltd grew its stake in Equifax by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. NS Partners Ltd now owns 95,010 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $27,920,000 after acquiring an additional 2,094 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Equifax Stock Performance

EFX traded up $2.66 during trading on Friday, reaching $245.28. 960,629 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,057,706. 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 fifty day simple moving average is $256.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $271.53. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $213.02 and a 1 year high of $309.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.58.

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

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. Equifax's payout ratio is 32.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on EFX shares. BNP Paribas raised shares of Equifax from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $305.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wolfe Research downgraded Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.