Natixis Advisors L.P. Acquires 6,396 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Natixis Advisors L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 9.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 74,078 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,396 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P. owned 0.06% of Equifax worth $18,318,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 19.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 5,657 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,036,000 after purchasing an additional 937 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 199,371 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $36,521,000 after acquiring an additional 3,562 shares in the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners purchased a new stake in Equifax during the third quarter valued at approximately $134,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in Equifax by 7.1% in the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 39,418 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $7,221,000 after purchasing an additional 2,596 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio increased its position in shares of Equifax by 38.9% during the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 6,695 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,876 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 58,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.45, for a total value of $13,143,735.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 109,220 shares in the company, valued at $24,623,649. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 58,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.45, for a total transaction of $13,143,735.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 109,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,623,649. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Rodolfo O. Ploder sold 14,097 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.45, for a total transaction of $3,178,168.65. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 75,964 shares in the company, valued at $17,126,083.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Up 1.1 %

Equifax stock opened at $227.05 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $250.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $234.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.07 billion, a PE ratio of 50.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.54. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $159.95 and a 12 month high of $275.10.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 19.08%. Equifax’s quarterly revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.43 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 24th will be issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 23rd. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.69%. Equifax’s payout ratio is 34.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on Equifax from $291.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 19th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Equifax from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $210.00 to $310.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Equifax from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic downgraded Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $272.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, January 11th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $270.19.

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.