Toth Financial Advisory Corp Has $8.36 Million Stock Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Toth Financial Advisory Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,791 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 294 shares during the period. Toth Financial Advisory Corp’s holdings in Equifax were worth $8,357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at about $48,000. Intact Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $73,000. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc bought a new position in Equifax in the third quarter worth approximately $85,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on EFX. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Monday, October 28th. Wolfe Research downgraded Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.12.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

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

Equifax Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE:EFX opened at $268.74 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $258.65 and its 200 day moving average is $274.01. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $213.02 and a 12 month high of $309.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.31 billion, a PE ratio of 59.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.58%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.67%.

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.