Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Acquired by Atomi Financial Group Inc.

Atomi Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 4.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,537 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Atomi Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $646,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $368,000. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Equifax by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,112 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $793,000 after buying an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its position in Equifax by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,392 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP lifted its position in Equifax by 153.8% during the fourth quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 73,832 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $18,816,000 after buying an additional 44,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Equifax by 30.0% during the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,970 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,599,000 after buying an additional 5,066 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Stock Down 1.2 %

EFX stock opened at $268.56 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Equifax Inc. has a 1-year low of $213.02 and a 1-year high of $309.63. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $258.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $273.82. The firm has a market cap of $33.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.68, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.57.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.58%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 34.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total transaction of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EFX has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Equifax from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $275.00 to $320.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.12.

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.