E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB Purchases 650 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 13.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,550 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 650 shares during the quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,414,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Equifax by 2.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $54,329,000 after acquiring an additional 5,097 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Equifax by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 6,397 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,880,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Equifax by 84.1% during the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 6,861 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,016,000 after purchasing an additional 3,135 shares in the last quarter. NS Partners Ltd raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 2.3% in the third quarter. NS Partners Ltd now owns 95,010 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $27,920,000 after purchasing an additional 2,094 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quest Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the third quarter valued at approximately $786,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of EFX opened at $267.09 on Wednesday. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $213.02 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63. The business has a 50-day moving average of $261.48 and a 200 day moving average of $275.12. The firm has a market cap of $33.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Equifax Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on EFX shares. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Equifax from $305.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Equifax in a report on Monday, October 28th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, 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 note on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $310.41.

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.