Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Has $386,000 Stock Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lessened its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 85.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,515 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 8,932 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd's holdings in Equifax were worth $386,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new position in Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth $234,000. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its holdings in Equifax by 19.3% in the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 1,003 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $295,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its position in 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 during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in Equifax by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 36,979 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $10,867,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP acquired a new position in Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at about $200,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Stock Up 2.9 %

Shares of EFX stock traded up $7.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $252.83. 653,042 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 897,528. The company has a market capitalization of $31.36 billion, a PE ratio of 52.35, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The business has a 50 day moving average of $255.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $270.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

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Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last released its 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 return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%. Analysts anticipate 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 will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.62%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on EFX. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. BNP Paribas upgraded Equifax from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $305.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Equifax presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $301.13.

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.