LVW Advisors LLC Has $813,000 Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

LVW Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 2.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,040 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 73 shares during the quarter. LVW Advisors LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $813,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFX. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 40,822 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $7,478,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax by 16.3% during the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 3,770 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $691,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $17,723,000. Teza Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax by 75.2% during the 3rd quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC now owns 2,802 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $513,000 after buying an additional 1,203 shares during the period. Finally, Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its position in shares of Equifax by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 61,062 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $11,185,000 after buying an additional 4,856 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equifax news, EVP Rodolfo O. Ploder sold 14,097 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 $3,178,168.65. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 75,964 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,126,083.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Equifax news, 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $24,623,649. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rodolfo O. Ploder sold 14,097 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 $3,178,168.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 75,964 shares in the company, valued at $17,126,083.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 83,635 shares of company stock valued at $18,969,282. 1.66% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on EFX. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $291.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 19th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $305.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Thursday, April 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $290.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $276.00 to $241.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $275.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $270.19.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $236.44 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $236.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $246.42. 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 cap of $29.23 billion, a PE ratio of 52.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.56. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $159.95 and a 12 month high of $275.10.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 19.08%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.43 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 24th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 23rd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.74%.

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.