Corient Private Wealth LLC Has $5.26 Million Stock Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Corient Private Wealth LLC cut its stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,619 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 165 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $5,255,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 22.9% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 1,305 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $383,000 after buying an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the third quarter valued at $305,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 18.5% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,149 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $632,000 after buying an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 22.3% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 6,097 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,792,000 after buying an additional 1,110 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quest Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Equifax during the third quarter valued at $786,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $244.06 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $213.02 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63. The business has a 50-day moving average of $252.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $265.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. 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 (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly 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 return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Gordon Haskett upgraded Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Argus downgraded Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, BNP Paribas downgraded Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $265.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.56.

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.