SG Americas Securities LLC Lowers Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

SG Americas Securities LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 44.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,627 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 2,853 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in Equifax were worth $924,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 66.3% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 4,622 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,121,000 after purchasing an additional 1,843 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 74,225 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $17,997,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Scientech Research LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at $201,000. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 3.9% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 34,929 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $8,469,000 after purchasing an additional 1,303 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the second quarter worth about $218,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.66% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $325.00 to $321.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered shares of Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $310.88.

Equifax Stock Performance

EFX traded down $2.02 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $271.33. The stock had a trading volume of 528,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 874,778. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $33.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $260.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $274.73. Equifax Inc. has a one year low of $213.02 and a one year high of $309.63.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd were given a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. Equifax's payout ratio is currently 34.67%.

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.