Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Purchased by Moran Wealth Management LLC

Moran Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 44,101 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,238 shares during the quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Equifax were worth $11,239,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 39.0% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,843 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $2,775,000 after acquiring an additional 3,043 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 2.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $54,329,000 after purchasing an additional 5,097 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 84.1% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 6,861 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $2,016,000 after purchasing an additional 3,135 shares during the last quarter. NS Partners Ltd increased its stake in Equifax by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. NS Partners Ltd now owns 95,010 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $27,920,000 after buying an additional 2,094 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,572,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company's stock.

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Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE EFX traded down $2.25 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $237.14. 940,556 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 908,565. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $213.02 and a 1 year high of $309.63. 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 business's 50 day moving average is $254.17 and its 200-day moving average is $268.68. The company has a market capitalization of $29.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last posted 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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. Equifax's payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased 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. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group cut their target price 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, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $301.13.

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.