Jensen Investment Management Inc. Has $313.73 Million Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Jensen Investment Management Inc. lessened its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,231,044 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 10,901 shares during the period. Equifax makes up approximately 2.8% of Jensen Investment Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Jensen Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $313,732,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,843 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,775,000 after acquiring an additional 3,043 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Equifax by 2.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $54,329,000 after acquiring an additional 5,097 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 84.1% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 6,861 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,016,000 after buying an additional 3,135 shares during the period. NS Partners Ltd lifted its stake in Equifax by 2.3% during the third quarter. NS Partners Ltd now owns 95,010 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $27,920,000 after purchasing an additional 2,094 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $3,572,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EFX opened at $235.96 on Monday. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $213.02 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63. The stock has a market cap of $29.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.85, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $253.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $267.50.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly 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 anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on EFX shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. BNP Paribas downgraded Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $265.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $298.47.

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.