Atria Investments Inc Sells 843 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Atria Investments Inc cut its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,433 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 843 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Equifax were worth $3,423,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on EFX shares. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Argus downgraded shares of Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Three equities research 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, Equifax has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $301.13.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $254.87 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $31.61 billion, a PE ratio of 52.77, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company’s fifty day moving average is $254.88 and its 200 day moving average is $269.84. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

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

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be given 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 payout ratio is presently 32.30%.

Equifax Company 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.