B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. Sells 517 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 35.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 931 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 517 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $230,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rovin Capital UT ADV raised its position in shares of Equifax by 18.6% in the fourth quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 2,487 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $615,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Equifax by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,895,487 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,436,215,000 after buying an additional 204,481 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont raised its position in shares of Equifax by 170.0% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 405 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $100,000 after buying an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of Equifax by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 53,461 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $13,220,000 after buying an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Equifax by 70.2% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 739,492 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $182,869,000 after buying an additional 305,028 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Equifax from $276.00 to $241.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on Equifax from $291.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Equifax from $275.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $305.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $270.19.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Karen L. Fichuk bought 415 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 9th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $238.77 per share, for a total transaction of $99,089.55. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 3,305 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $789,134.85. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 58,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.45, for a total value of $13,143,735.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 109,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,623,649. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Karen L. Fichuk purchased 415 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 9th. The stock was bought at an average price of $238.77 per share, for a total transaction of $99,089.55. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 3,305 shares in the company, valued at $789,134.85. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 83,635 shares of company stock worth $18,969,282. Company insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $239.81 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $159.95 and a 1 year high of $275.10. The company has a market cap of $29.64 billion, a PE ratio of 53.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $235.71 and its 200 day moving average is $246.31.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.06. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.08% and a net margin of 10.42%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. Equifax’s revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.37 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 24th were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 23rd. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.65%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.74%.

About Equifax

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.