CX Institutional Buys 80 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

CX Institutional increased its stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,784 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 80 shares during the quarter. CX Institutional’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,219,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Equifax in the 3rd quarter worth about $48,000. Intact Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at about $73,000. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $85,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Equifax from $325.00 to $321.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Equifax from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $275.00 to $320.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut 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 assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.12.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $268.74 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a one year low of $213.02 and a one year high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.72, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.57. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $258.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $274.01.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.67%.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $3,045,781.83. This represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

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.