Capital Fund Management S.A. Acquires New Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Capital Fund Management S.A. bought a new position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 49,533 shares of the credit services provider's stock, valued at approximately $12,623,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Equifax by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 709,155 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $180,727,000 after purchasing an additional 4,113 shares during the last quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 633.4% during the 4th quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 88,213 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $21,710,000 after acquiring an additional 76,185 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $37,003,000. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its position in shares of Equifax by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 15,339 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $3,909,000 after buying an additional 681 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in Equifax by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 103,310 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $26,329,000 after purchasing an additional 9,515 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company's stock.

Equifax Price Performance

EFX traded up $1.20 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $225.52. The stock had a trading volume of 867,455 shares, compared to its average volume of 977,305. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $199.98 and a 1 year high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75. The business has a fifty day moving average of $239.17 and a 200 day moving average of $256.87. The company has a market cap of $28.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

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Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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%. As a group, equities analysts forecast 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 was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.69%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on EFX. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $313.00 to $284.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Equifax from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $300.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $292.31.

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.