Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 413 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lessened its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,366 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 413 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $3,916,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the third quarter worth $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in Equifax in the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 98.7% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 151 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at about $48,000. Finally, Intact Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the third quarter worth about $73,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Oppenheimer dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have given 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 price target of $300.71.

Equifax Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of EFX opened at $248.59 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.24, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax Inc. has a twelve month low of $213.02 and a twelve month high of $309.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $261.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $274.75.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.07% and a return on equity of 18.56%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.27 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.63%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.67%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.66% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Equifax

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.