Toth Financial Advisory Corp Purchases 294 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Toth Financial Advisory Corp raised its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 32,791 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 294 shares during the quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp’s holdings in Equifax were worth $8,357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Equifax during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the third quarter worth about $48,000. Intact Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the third quarter worth about $73,000. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the third quarter worth approximately $85,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In related news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value 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 approximately $3,045,781.83. This trade represents a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Performance

Equifax stock opened at $268.74 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $33.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.72, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.57. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $258.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $274.01. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $213.02 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Equifax Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the subject of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Equifax from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $275.00 to $320.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. BNP Paribas raised Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group assumed coverage on Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $360.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $311.12.

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.