XTX Topco Ltd Has $1.44 Million Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

XTX Topco Ltd trimmed its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 15.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,949 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,099 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,442,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in Equifax in the first quarter valued at about $30,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Equifax by 76.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new stake in Equifax during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC increased its position in Equifax by 138.2% in 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on EFX shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Equifax from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Equifax from $305.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $307.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Equifax from $273.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $302.06.

Equifax Stock Performance

EFX opened at $299.09 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $287.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $259.10. Equifax Inc. has a 1-year low of $159.95 and a 1-year high of $309.63. The company has a market cap of $36.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.61, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.58.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last released 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 net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 18.88%. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.71 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.52%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.74%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Carla Chaney sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.85, for a total value of $845,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,875 shares in the company, valued at $3,065,118.75. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.