Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Holdings Raised by Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd

Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 37.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,273 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 5,820 shares during the period. Equifax comprises about 7.0% of Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd's holdings in Equifax were worth $5,421,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 37.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,233,744 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $950,268,000 after purchasing an additional 880,162 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in Equifax by 95.9% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,617,574 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $412,239,000 after acquiring an additional 791,730 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth about $113,896,000. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 34.2% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 863,718 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $251,480,000 after acquiring an additional 220,109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its stake in Equifax by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,228,741 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $313,213,000 after purchasing an additional 187,460 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.

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Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EFX traded down $0.92 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $244.44. The company's stock had a trading volume of 749,029 shares, compared to its average volume of 919,867. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. Equifax Inc. has a 1-year low of $213.02 and a 1-year high of $309.63. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $252.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $264.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share 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%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. Equifax's payout ratio is 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on EFX. Wolfe Research lowered Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $265.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, March 14th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $298.56.

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.