Brighton Jones LLC Purchases 1,200 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 49.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,638 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $927,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Inspire Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in Equifax by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 39,048 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $9,952,000 after acquiring an additional 2,069 shares during the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Equifax by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,537 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $646,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter worth approximately $368,000. Finally, Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,112 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $793,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $360.00 price objective for the company. BNP Paribas raised Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Equifax presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $311.12.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the business’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 transaction, the executive vice president now owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 0.1 %

Equifax stock opened at $268.74 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $258.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $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 Inc. has a twelve month low of $213.02 and a twelve month high of $309.63. The company has a market capitalization of $33.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.57.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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 (DPR) is 34.67%.

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.