Amundi Raises Stock Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Amundi increased its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 40.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 197,846 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 57,164 shares during the period. Amundi owned approximately 0.16% of Equifax worth $49,088,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Greenleaf Trust lifted its stake in Equifax by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,702 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $434,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its stake in Equifax by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $258,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC lifted its stake in Equifax by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 817 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $208,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Equifax by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 879 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $224,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Equifax by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 799 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $204,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Equifax Price Performance

EFX stock traded down $0.77 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $235.96. 1,017,840 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 908,287. 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 has a market capitalization of $29.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. Equifax Inc. has a 52-week low of $213.02 and a 52-week high of $309.63. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $253.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $267.75.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. Equifax's payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EFX has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Wolfe Research cut Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Equifax presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $298.47.

About Equifax

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.