Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by Corient Private Wealth LLC

Corient Private Wealth LLC decreased its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,619 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 165 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $5,255,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EFX. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of Equifax by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 1,305 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $305,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Equifax by 18.5% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,149 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in Equifax by 22.3% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 6,097 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,792,000 after purchasing an additional 1,110 shares during the period. Finally, Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $786,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Argus lowered Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Wolfe Research downgraded Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Gordon Haskett raised Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $298.56.

Equifax Stock Up 0.3 %

EFX opened at $244.06 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a one year low of $213.02 and a one 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 stock’s fifty day moving average is $252.95 and its 200-day moving average is $265.78. The company has a market capitalization of $30.27 billion, a PE ratio of 50.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 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%. On average, equities analysts predict that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.30%.

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.