Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ cut its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 24,858 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 151 shares during the quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ’s holdings in Equifax were worth $6,344,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 98.7% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 151 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 78.9% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 254 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at about $85,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $265.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.47.

Equifax Trading Down 0.3 %

Equifax stock opened at $235.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $253.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $267.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.26 billion, a PE ratio of 48.85, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is 32.30%.

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.