Strategic Blueprint LLC Has $349,000 Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Strategic Blueprint LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 3.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,440 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 56 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC boosted its position in Equifax by 49.3% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,350 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 793 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $196,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Equifax by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 19,281 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,768,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $251,000. Finally, First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. grew its stake in Equifax by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. now owns 3,173 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $785,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on EFX. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Equifax from $255.00 to $286.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Equifax from $273.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Equifax from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $292.00.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Carla Chaney sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.85, for a total value of $845,550.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,875 shares in the company, valued at $3,065,118.75. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $303.63. The stock had a trading volume of 18,451 shares, compared to its average volume of 814,539. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The company has a market capitalization of $37.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.56. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $267.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $254.70. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $159.95 and a fifty-two week high of $307.69.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The credit services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.73 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.88% and a net margin of 10.67%. The company’s revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.71 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Equifax Inc. will post 7.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.51%. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 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.