Tredje AP fonden Has $7.57 Million Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Tredje AP fonden raised its stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 53.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 29,686 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 10,314 shares during the period. Tredje AP fonden's holdings in Equifax were worth $7,565,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Equifax by 8.7% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,588 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,936,000 after purchasing an additional 527 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Versor Investments LP acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $264,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Equifax by 18.8% in the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,242 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $659,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its position in Equifax by 0.5% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 273,033 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $80,233,000 after purchasing an additional 1,461 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Equifax to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $298.47.

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Equifax Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of EFX traded down $4.66 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $235.60. 1,012,913 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 907,992. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $253.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $267.05. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.22 billion, a PE ratio of 48.78, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. On average, analysts predict that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. Equifax's payout ratio is currently 32.30%.

Equifax 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.