Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC Purchases 3,827 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC grew its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 272.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,231 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,827 shares during the quarter. Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,333,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFX. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Equifax by 1.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,816,186 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,415,284,000 after acquiring an additional 52,489 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 37.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,233,744 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $950,268,000 after acquiring an additional 880,162 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 1.0% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,885,661 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $845,041,000 after acquiring an additional 29,742 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Equifax by 95.9% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,617,574 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $412,239,000 after acquiring an additional 791,730 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 76,913.8% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 960,362 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $282,212,000 after acquiring an additional 959,115 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. This trade represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $240.79 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a one year low of $213.02 and a one year high of $309.63. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $258.66 and a 200-day moving average of $273.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $29.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.58.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.65%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EFX has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $301.13.

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.