Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by Telemus Capital LLC

Telemus Capital LLC cut its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 21.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,139 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 302 shares during the period. Telemus Capital LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $282,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. North Star Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Equifax by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. now owns 107,981 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,703,000 after acquiring an additional 514 shares during the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its holdings in Equifax by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 62,249 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $15,394,000 after acquiring an additional 6,418 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Equifax by 49.3% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,350 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $334,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in Equifax by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 11,322 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,800,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Equifax by 25.5% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 497 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $123,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE EFX opened at $218.93 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.67. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $159.95 and a 1 year high of $275.10. The company has a market capitalization of $27.20 billion, a PE ratio of 48.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a fifty day moving average of $257.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $232.21.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.06. Equifax had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 19.08%. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.43 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 23rd were issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.74%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Redburn Atlantic cut Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $272.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, January 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Equifax from $276.00 to $241.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Equifax from $290.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Equifax from $208.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on Equifax from $300.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $270.19.

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.