17,730 Shares in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Purchased by Global Assets Advisory LLC

Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 17,730 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,743,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. KB Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Equifax in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, Pineridge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at $55,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Up 0.2 %

NYSE:EFX opened at $240.33 on Tuesday. Equifax Inc. has a twelve month low of $159.95 and a twelve month high of $275.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.57. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $235.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $246.36.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.43 earnings per share. Equifax’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 24th were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 23rd. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.65%. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 34.74%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. 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 report on Friday, April 19th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 19th. 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 report on Friday, April 19th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $275.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Equifax from $291.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $270.19.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, CFO John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 3,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.24, for a total value of $836,726.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 62,219 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,263,083.56. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, CFO John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 3,650 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.24, for a total value of $836,726.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 62,219 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,263,083.56. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 58,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.45, for a total transaction of $13,143,735.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 109,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,623,649. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 83,635 shares of company stock valued at $18,969,282. 1.66% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.