Park Avenue Securities LLC Has $972,000 Stock Position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Park Avenue Securities LLC lowered its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,814 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 162 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $972,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EFX. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax during the third quarter worth $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the third quarter worth $48,000. Intact Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the third quarter worth $73,000. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the third quarter worth $85,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $311.12.

Equifax Trading Down 0.5 %

NYSE:EFX opened at $262.87 on Tuesday. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $257.92 and its 200-day moving average is $273.66. The firm has a market cap of $32.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.57.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is 34.67%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 58,304 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.49, for a total value of $15,770,648.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 109,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,532,909.67. The trade was a 34.81 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at $3,045,781.83. This represents a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 59,855 shares of company stock valued at $16,187,044 in the last ninety days. 1.66% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.