Wells Fargo & Company MN Purchases 18,186 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 555,733 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 18,186 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN owned approximately 0.45% of Equifax worth $141,628,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 98.7% during the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 151 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the 4th quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Atala Financial Inc acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on EFX shares. 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. UBS Group reduced their target price on Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Equifax to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Argus cut shares of Equifax from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $294.13.

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Equifax Price Performance

Shares of EFX stock traded down $3.80 during trading on Friday, hitting $213.93. The company had a trading volume of 559,357 shares, compared to its average volume of 971,361. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. 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 stock's 50-day moving average price is $241.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $258.06. Equifax Inc. has a one year low of $199.98 and a one year 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%. Equities analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were given a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. Equifax's payout ratio is 32.30%.

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.