Telemus Capital LLC Trims Position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Telemus Capital LLC lessened its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 21.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,139 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 302 shares during the quarter. Telemus Capital LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $282,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. KB Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Equifax during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Equifax by 70.8% in the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 193 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Smithfield Trust Co increased its position in Equifax by 55.5% in the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 199 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Equifax in the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Equifax from $290.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Equifax from $208.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. Evercore ISI upgraded Equifax from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $210.00 to $310.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Redburn Atlantic cut Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $272.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, January 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Equifax from $275.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Equifax has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $270.19.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $218.93 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $257.05 and a 200 day moving average of $232.21. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $159.95 and a 12 month high of $275.10. The firm has a market cap of $27.20 billion, a PE ratio of 48.76, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.06. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.08% and a net margin of 10.42%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.43 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 23rd were paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 22nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is 34.74%.

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.