Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Sells 272 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt cut its stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 10.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,263 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 272 shares during the quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings in Equifax were worth $560,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of EFX. KB Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Equifax by 70.8% during the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 193 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, Smithfield Trust Co increased its position in Equifax by 55.5% during the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 199 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EFX has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Equifax from $195.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 29th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Equifax from $273.00 to $291.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $305.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, February 9th. Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $272.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, January 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Equifax from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $210.00 to $310.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $267.00.

Equifax Stock Down 9.8 %

Shares of NYSE EFX opened at $214.41 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $259.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $231.05. The firm has a market cap of $26.64 billion, a PE ratio of 54.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.51. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $159.95 and a 1 year high of $275.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 17th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.40%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.53 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Investors of record on Friday, February 23rd were issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 22nd. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.45%.

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.