TD Private Client Wealth LLC Sells 139 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

TD Private Client Wealth LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,752 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 139 shares during the quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,740,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFX. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 37.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,233,744 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $950,268,000 after acquiring an additional 880,162 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 95.9% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,617,574 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $412,239,000 after acquiring an additional 791,730 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at $113,896,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Equifax by 34.2% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 863,718 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $251,480,000 after purchasing an additional 220,109 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its stake in Equifax by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,228,741 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $313,213,000 after purchasing an additional 187,460 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equifax Price Performance

Equifax stock opened at $244.06 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. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $252.95 and a 200-day moving average of $265.78.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.64%. Equifax’s payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Barclays reduced their price target on Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Equifax from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.56.

About Equifax

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.