Argentarii LLC Buys New Shares in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Argentarii LLC bought a new stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 828 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $211,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in Equifax during the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management grew its position in Equifax by 98.7% during the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 151 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc acquired a new stake in Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth about $85,000. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Trading Up 3.7 %

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $254.87 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.61 billion, a PE ratio of 52.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. Equifax Inc. has a twelve month low of $213.02 and a twelve month high of $309.63. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $254.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $269.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.61%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on EFX. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wolfe Research downgraded Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $301.13.

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.