Tredje AP fonden Has $7.57 Million Stock Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Tredje AP fonden increased its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 53.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 29,686 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 10,314 shares during the period. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Equifax were worth $7,565,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in Equifax by 81.5% during the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 61,408 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $15,650,000 after purchasing an additional 27,568 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 34.6% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,515 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $641,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 58,120 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $14,812,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. AGF Management Ltd. boosted its stake in Equifax by 66.8% during the 4th quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 30,054 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $7,659,000 after purchasing an additional 12,035 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 78.9% during the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 254 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of EFX stock opened at $237.14 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $254.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $268.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $213.02 and a 1 year high of $309.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.10, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 32.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Argus cut shares of Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Equifax has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $301.13.

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.