164 Shares in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Bought by Exchange Traded Concepts LLC

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 164 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $48,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFX. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 76.1% during the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Crewe Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 138.2% in the second quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 131 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, First Community Trust NA bought a new position in Equifax in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have issued reports on EFX shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Equifax in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $275.00 target price for the company. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Equifax from $300.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $310.47.

Equifax Trading Down 0.1 %

EFX opened at $271.76 on Thursday. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $159.95 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.59 billion, a PE ratio of 60.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The company’s 50-day moving average is $294.38 and its 200 day moving average is $263.32.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The credit services provider reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.84 by $0.01. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.88% and a net margin of 10.67%. The firm had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.76 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Equifax Inc. will post 7.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.74%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Carla Chaney sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.85, for a total transaction of $845,550.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,065,118.75. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Equifax 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.