Blair William & Co. IL Sells 240 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Blair William & Co. IL cut its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 58,847 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 240 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Equifax were worth $14,268,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 24.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 10,292 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,495,000 after purchasing an additional 2,011 shares during the period. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 2,033 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $493,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,264,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 584,820 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $141,789,000 after acquiring an additional 81,966 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in shares of Equifax by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,276,798 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,036,952,000 after acquiring an additional 200,665 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other news, EVP Carla Chaney sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.85, for a total transaction of $845,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,875 shares in the company, valued at $3,065,118.75. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Equifax Stock Performance

Shares of EFX stock opened at $302.19 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $286.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $258.80. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $159.95 and a 12 month high of $309.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.30, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The credit services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.73 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.42 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.88% and a net margin of 10.67%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.71 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.33 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EFX has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Equifax from $305.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. BNP Paribas upgraded Equifax from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $310.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Equifax from $250.00 to $271.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. Bank of America upped their target price on Equifax from $255.00 to $286.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Equifax from $277.00 to $307.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $302.06.

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.