Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Sells 628 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co trimmed its stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 5.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,283 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 628 shares during the period. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,621,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EFX. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its position in Equifax by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 741,413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $188,949,000 after purchasing an additional 17,989 shares in the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP boosted its stake in Equifax by 14.4% in the fourth quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 85,524 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $21,796,000 after buying an additional 10,744 shares in the last quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $434,000. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth approximately $510,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,389,505 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,667,165,000 after purchasing an additional 135,009 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $240.37 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $251.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $263.86. The stock has a market cap of $29.81 billion, a PE ratio of 49.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $213.02 and a 12 month high of $309.63.

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

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were paid 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 0.65%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, February 7th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group decreased their price objective 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, Argus cut Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.56.

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.