TD Private Client Wealth LLC Has $2.74 Million Position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

TD Private Client Wealth LLC lessened its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,752 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 139 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,740,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Equifax by 98.7% in the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 151 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Atala Financial Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE EFX opened at $244.06 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a 1-year low of $213.02 and a 1-year high of $309.63. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $252.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $265.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.53, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

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

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EFX has been the subject of several recent research reports. Barclays decreased their price target on Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. UBS Group cut their price target on Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Four investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $298.56.

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.