Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Bought by Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP

Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP increased its stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 73.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 82,590 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 34,925 shares during the quarter. Equifax comprises approximately 8.0% of Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP's holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP owned 0.07% of Equifax worth $21,048,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Equifax by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,843 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $2,775,000 after buying an additional 3,043 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 2.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $54,329,000 after buying an additional 5,097 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 84.1% during the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 6,861 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $2,016,000 after buying an additional 3,135 shares in the last quarter. NS Partners Ltd boosted its stake in Equifax by 2.3% during the third quarter. NS Partners Ltd now owns 95,010 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $27,920,000 after buying an additional 2,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at $3,572,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.

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Equifax Trading Up 3.7 %

Shares of EFX stock traded up $9.11 on Friday, reaching $254.87. The company had a trading volume of 1,352,861 shares, compared to its average volume of 900,471. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. The stock has a market cap of $31.61 billion, a PE ratio of 52.77, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a 50-day moving average of $254.88 and a 200-day moving average of $269.64. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $213.02 and a 12 month high of $309.63.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 EPS 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%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 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 paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.61%. Equifax's payout ratio is 32.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on EFX shares. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price 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. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Equifax from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $305.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $301.13.

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.