Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Has $773,000 Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. cut its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 38.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,035 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 1,936 shares during the quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.'s holdings in Equifax were worth $773,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFX. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 3,043 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $54,329,000 after purchasing an additional 5,097 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,585 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $404,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,572,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted 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 worth $412,239,000 after buying an additional 791,730 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.

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Equifax Stock Up 1.2 %

EFX stock traded up $2.63 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $220.36. The stock had a trading volume of 1,593,566 shares, compared to its average volume of 976,658. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.62, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. Equifax Inc. has a 1-year low of $199.98 and a 1-year high of $309.63. The company has a fifty day moving average of $240.09 and a 200 day moving average of $257.56.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, hitting 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 expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.71%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on EFX. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Wolfe Research lowered Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Equifax to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Bank of America started coverage on Equifax in a report on Thursday. They set a "buy" rating and a $280.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $294.13.

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.