Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by 1834 Investment Advisors Co.

1834 Investment Advisors Co. reduced its stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,355 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 64 shares during the period. 1834 Investment Advisors Co.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $855,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EFX. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 76,913.8% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 960,362 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $282,212,000 after purchasing an additional 959,115 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Equifax by 37.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,233,744 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $950,268,000 after acquiring an additional 880,162 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 863,718 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $251,480,000 after purchasing an additional 220,109 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Equifax by 5,123.0% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 115,114 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $33,827,000 after buying an additional 112,910 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Equifax by 13.1% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 767,136 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $225,431,000 after buying an additional 88,895 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. This represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Equifax from $325.00 to $321.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of Equifax from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $275.00 to $320.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $311.12.

Equifax Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE:EFX opened at $268.74 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $33.31 billion, a PE ratio of 59.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.57. The business’s 50 day moving average is $258.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $274.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63.

Equifax Announces Dividend

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

Equifax 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.