Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC Sells 60 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 6.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 810 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 60 shares during the period. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $206,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Spire Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 98.7% during 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 last quarter. Finally, Intact Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the third quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of EFX stock opened at $238.04 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $29.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.28, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.58. Equifax Inc. has a one year low of $213.02 and a one year high of $309.63. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $258.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $272.88. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. Sell-side analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EFX has been the topic of several research reports. Wolfe Research cut shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, 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 research note on Monday, December 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Equifax has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $301.13.

Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax

In other Equifax news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction 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 sale, 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.