Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $4.12 Million Stock Position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,649 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 728 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $4,117,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. KB Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Smithfield Trust Co raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 55.5% in the 3rd quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 199 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 1.3 %

EFX opened at $223.42 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $254.71 and a 200 day moving average of $232.68. The company has a market cap of $27.62 billion, a PE ratio of 49.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.51. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $159.95 and a 12 month high of $275.10. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 19.08%. Equifax’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.43 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.36 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 23rd were paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on EFX. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Equifax from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $210.00 to $310.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $276.00 to $241.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $291.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $305.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $270.19.

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.