Boston Partners Has $313.21 Million Position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 18.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,228,741 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 187,460 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners owned 0.99% of Equifax worth $313,213,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFX. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Equifax by 37.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,233,744 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $950,268,000 after purchasing an additional 880,162 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in Equifax by 95.9% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,617,574 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $412,239,000 after purchasing an additional 791,730 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $113,896,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 220,109 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Equifax by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,052,213 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $268,156,000 after purchasing an additional 159,332 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company's stock.

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Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE EFX traded up $0.61 on Friday, hitting $244.06. 1,391,066 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 917,339. 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 business's fifty day moving average is $252.95 and its 200 day moving average is $265.78. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The company has a market capitalization of $30.27 billion, a PE ratio of 50.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last posted 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 net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. Research analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on EFX. Argus cut shares of Equifax from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on shares of 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 shares of Equifax from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $300.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target 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 cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax 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.