Mizuho Securities USA LLC Has $2.99 Million Stock Position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 46.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,748 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 3,724 shares during the period. Mizuho Securities USA LLC's holdings in Equifax were worth $2,994,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EFX. Greenleaf Trust grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,702 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $434,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $258,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC increased its stake in Equifax by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 817 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $208,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Equifax by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 879 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Equifax by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 799 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.

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Equifax Stock Down 0.8 %

EFX traded down $2.06 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $243.31. The company had a trading volume of 913,291 shares, compared to its average volume of 919,867. The company has a market capitalization of $30.18 billion, a PE ratio of 50.42, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. 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 Inc. has a one year low of $213.02 and a one year high of $309.63. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $252.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $264.90.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last issued 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%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors 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 0.64%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. Equifax's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group dropped their target price on Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Equifax has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $298.56.

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.