Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by Blueshift Asset Management LLC

Blueshift Asset Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 3.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,439 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 429 shares during the period. Equifax accounts for approximately 1.1% of Blueshift Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Blueshift Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,915,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management increased its stake 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. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Atala Financial Inc acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays lowered their price target on Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.47.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX opened at $242.10 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $253.04 and a 200-day moving average of $266.38. The company has a market cap of $30.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.12, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $213.02 and a 1 year high of $309.63.

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

Equifax Dividend Announcement

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