Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,132 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 94 shares during the quarter. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,818,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in Equifax in the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the third quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Intact Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Equifax in the third quarter worth approximately $73,000. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc purchased a new position in Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth $85,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on EFX shares. UBS Group assumed coverage on Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $360.00 price target on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $325.00 to $321.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $311.12.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other news, EVP John J. Kelley III sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.92, for a total value of $272,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,269 shares in the company, valued at $3,075,535.48. This trade represents a 8.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the company’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 value of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. This represents a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 59,855 shares of company stock valued at $16,187,044 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Trading Down 0.5 %

Equifax stock opened at $262.87 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a one year low of $213.02 and a one year high of $309.63. The stock has a market cap of $32.58 billion, a PE ratio of 58.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $258.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $273.27.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The credit services provider reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.84 by $0.01. Equifax had a net margin of 10.07% and a return on equity of 18.56%. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.44 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.76 EPS. Equifax’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.67%.

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.