Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Has $2.76 Million Stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 1.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,399 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,764,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax during the first quarter worth approximately $30,000. OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax by 76.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 138.2% during the 2nd quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 131 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other news, EVP Carla Chaney sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.85, for a total transaction of $845,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,875 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,065,118.75. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on EFX shares. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $272.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Equifax from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Equifax from $273.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Equifax from $305.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $302.06.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EFX opened at $302.19 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $37.35 billion, a PE ratio of 67.30, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $286.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $258.80. Equifax Inc. has a twelve month low of $159.95 and a twelve month high of $309.63.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 17th. The credit services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.09. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.88% and a net margin of 10.67%. The business had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.42 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.71 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.33 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is 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.