Barclays Cuts Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Price Target to $325.00

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) had its price objective cut by Barclays from $335.00 to $325.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the credit services provider's stock.

EFX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group cut their price target on Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Wolfe Research downgraded Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Equifax from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $305.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $301.69.

Equifax Stock Up 0.1 %

Equifax stock traded up $0.26 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $253.16. The stock had a trading volume of 796,384 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,035,685. Equifax has a 12 month low of $213.02 and a 12 month high of $309.63. The company has a market capitalization of $31.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.41, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $261.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $274.82. 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 (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last issued its 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%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Equifax will post 7.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.62%. Equifax's payout ratio is 32.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 11,697 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.57% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equifax

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EFX. Greenleaf Trust increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,702 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 817 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $208,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 13.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 371 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $109,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howard Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 879 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $224,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.

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.