Carla Chaney Sells 15,180 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Stock

Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX – Get Rating) EVP Carla Chaney sold 15,180 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.54, for a total transaction of $3,150,457.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,308 shares in the company, valued at $2,969,482.32. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of EFX stock traded up $3.51 during trading on Friday, hitting $210.64. The company had a trading volume of 510,569 shares, compared to its average volume of 764,030. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $201.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $202.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.45. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $145.98 and a 52 week high of $234.14.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 19th. The credit services provider reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 11.60% and a return on equity of 21.33%. Equifax’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.22 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Equifax Inc. will post 7.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 25th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 24th. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 32.77%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $240.00 to $235.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 31st. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, April 21st. StockNews.com raised shares of Equifax from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $223.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $214.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FDx Advisors Inc. grew its position in Equifax by 2.1% during the third quarter. FDx Advisors Inc. now owns 7,205 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $85,000. Prudential PLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 102.1% during the fourth quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 4,631 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $900,000 after purchasing an additional 2,340 shares during the period. Macquarie Group Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 22.9% during the third quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 621,669 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $106,573,000 after purchasing an additional 115,779 shares during the period. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $272,000. 93.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equifax Company Profile

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Equifax, Inc engages in the provision of information solutions and human resources business process outsourcing services. It operates through the following business segments: U.S. Information Solutions, Workforce Solutions and International. The U.S. Information Solutions segment includes consumer and commercial information services, mortgage loan origination information, financial marketing services, and identity management.