Korea Investment CORP Has $21.80 Million Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Korea Investment CORP increased its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 14.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 85,524 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 10,744 shares during the period. Korea Investment CORP owned about 0.07% of Equifax worth $21,796,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Equifax Trading Up 1.2 %

EFX traded up $2.99 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $246.85. 457,905 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 945,126. The company's fifty day moving average price is $250.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $262.56. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $30.81 billion, a PE ratio of 51.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $213.02 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63.

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Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last announced 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%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were given a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio is 32.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on EFX shares. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. BNP Paribas cut shares of Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $265.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Gordon Haskett raised Equifax to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Wolfe Research lowered Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Four 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.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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.