Long Road Investment Counsel LLC Sells 150 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Long Road Investment Counsel LLC lowered its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,816 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 150 shares during the period. Long Road Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,482,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Equifax by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 1,305 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $383,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at $305,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 18.5% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,149 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in Equifax by 22.3% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 6,097 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,792,000 after buying an additional 1,110 shares during the period. Finally, Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at $786,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Up 1.9 %

NYSE:EFX opened at $240.46 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $29.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $213.02 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $253.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $267.05.

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

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. Equifax’s payout ratio is 32.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $321.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group decreased their price objective 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. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, February 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.47.

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.