Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.

Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. lowered its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 2.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 48,400 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,400 shares during the quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $11,735,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Parnassus Investments LLC raised its stake in Equifax by 1,740.8% in the 4th quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 2,085,879 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $515,817,000 after purchasing an additional 1,972,564 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Equifax during the 4th quarter worth $204,218,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 72.0% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,514,093 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $405,051,000 after buying an additional 633,887 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at about $154,667,000. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership purchased a new position in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth about $126,794,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on EFX. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Equifax from $255.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Equifax from $305.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Equifax in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $275.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Equifax from $272.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $292.00.

Equifax Stock Up 1.9 %

EFX traded up $5.72 on Friday, reaching $302.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 479,845 shares, compared to its average volume of 824,969. The company has a market capitalization of $37.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.56. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $159.95 and a fifty-two week high of $303.88. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average of $264.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $253.47.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly 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. Equifax had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 18.88%. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.71 earnings per share. Equifax’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 13th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 34.74%.

Insider Activity

In other Equifax news, CFO John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 3,650 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.24, for a total value of $836,726.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 62,219 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,263,083.56. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, EVP Carla Chaney sold 3,000 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.85, for a total value of $845,550.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,875 shares in the company, valued at $3,065,118.75. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 3,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $229.24, for a total value of $836,726.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 62,219 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,263,083.56. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

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.