Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC decreased its position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 12.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 832 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 114 shares during the quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $221,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 1,920.0% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 101 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Equifax in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Colonial Trust Co SC lifted its position in Equifax by 505.0% in the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 121 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Finally, City Holding Co. acquired a new position in Equifax in the first quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EFX has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America cut shares of Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $300.00 to $285.00 in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $280.00 to $260.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $315.00 to $278.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $285.00.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total value of $11,665,891.44. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,533,591.12. This trade represents a 25.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Equifax Stock Up 0.6%

EFX stock opened at $241.07 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $255.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $251.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.77. Equifax, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $199.98 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.18, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.64.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.08. Equifax had a net margin of 10.95% and a return on equity of 18.89%. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.82 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.