NEOS Investment Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

NEOS Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 39.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 8,061 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,285 shares during the quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,054,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Equifax in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Spire Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Equifax by 98.7% in the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 151 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Atala Financial Inc bought a new position in Equifax in the 4th quarter worth $49,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Four research 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $298.56.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE EFX opened at $240.37 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $251.43 and its 200 day moving average is $263.86. 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 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $29.81 billion, a PE ratio of 49.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

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

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.65%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 32.30%.

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.