Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Has $2.78 Million Stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 39.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,843 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 3,043 shares during the quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,775,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Greenleaf Trust grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,702 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 13.5% in the third quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 371 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $109,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 3.7% in the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 1,474 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $401,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Equifax by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,936 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $863,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In related news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value of $143,474.89. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. This trade represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.57% of the company's stock.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of Equifax stock traded down $3.35 on Thursday, hitting $251.01. The stock had a trading volume of 1,697,489 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,065,920. The business's 50 day moving average is $260.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $274.38. The stock has a market cap of $31.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax Inc. has a twelve month low of $213.02 and a twelve month high of $309.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share 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%. Analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.45 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.62%. Equifax's payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays dropped their target price on Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $301.69.

About Equifax

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.