Aviva PLC lowered its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 20.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 305,990 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 77,560 shares during the quarter. Aviva PLC owned about 0.25% of Equifax worth $77,982,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EFX. Greenleaf Trust raised 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 raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC lifted its holdings in Equifax by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 817 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $208,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Equifax by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 879 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $224,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased 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 buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on EFX shares. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Equifax to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada raised Equifax from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $300.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $294.50.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on EFX
Equifax Stock Down 4.3 %
Shares of EFX traded down $9.58 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $214.86. The company's stock had a trading volume of 511,559 shares, compared to its average volume of 969,909. The company has a market cap of $26.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The business has a fifty day moving average of $242.01 and a 200 day moving average of $258.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $199.98 and a 1 year high of $309.63.
Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (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, analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Equifax Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. Equifax's payout ratio is presently 32.30%.
Equifax Company Profile
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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.
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