Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Purchased by Keybank National Association OH

Keybank National Association OH lifted its stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 25.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,007 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 615 shares during the quarter. Keybank National Association OH’s holdings in Equifax were worth $766,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its position in Equifax by 98.7% during the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 151 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc acquired a new position in Equifax during the third quarter worth about $85,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Trading Up 3.7 %

EFX opened at $254.87 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Equifax Inc. has a 12-month low of $213.02 and a 12-month high of $309.63. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $254.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $269.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.61 billion, a PE ratio of 52.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. As a group, research analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.61%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the subject of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price 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. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Three 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $301.13.

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.