Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Stock Position Decreased by Choreo LLC

Choreo LLC reduced its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 35.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,197 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 1,201 shares during the quarter. Choreo LLC's holdings in Equifax were worth $560,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 1.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,816,186 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,415,284,000 after buying an additional 52,489 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 37.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,233,744 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $950,268,000 after buying an additional 880,162 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 1.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,885,661 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $845,041,000 after buying an additional 29,742 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 76,913.8% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 960,362 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $282,212,000 after buying an additional 959,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 34.2% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 863,718 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $251,480,000 after buying an additional 220,109 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In related news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value of $143,474.89. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at $3,045,781.83. This trade represents a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. BNP Paribas raised Equifax from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $305.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. Barclays reduced their price target on Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $301.13.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EFX traded down $1.29 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $249.58. The company had a trading volume of 943,372 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,033,233. The stock has a market cap of $30.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.67, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $213.02 and a 12 month high of $309.63. 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 firm's 50 day simple moving average is $260.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $274.18.

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, 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, equities research analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. Equifax's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.30%.

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.