Olstein Capital Management L.P. Has $3.31 Million Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Olstein Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 62.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,000 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Olstein Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $3,313,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. Grange Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $207,000. Toth Financial Advisory Corp lifted its stake in Equifax by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 32,791 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $8,357,000 after buying an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. CX Institutional now owns 4,784 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,219,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 49.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,638 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $927,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $258,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Wolfe Research cut Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.12.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE:EFX opened at $268.74 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a 12-month low of $213.02 and a 12-month high of $309.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.57. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $258.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price 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 Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at $3,045,781.83. This trade represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

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.