Sonen Capital LLC Purchases 387 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Sonen Capital LLC raised its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 10.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,201 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the period. Equifax comprises 2.0% of Sonen Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Sonen Capital LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,039,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. KB Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Smithfield Trust Co increased its holdings in Equifax by 55.5% in the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 199 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Equifax from $208.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 9th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $305.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Equifax from $290.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Equifax from $276.00 to $241.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $275.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $270.19.

Equifax Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE:EFX opened at $223.42 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $159.95 and a 1 year high of $275.10. The company has a market capitalization of $27.62 billion, a PE ratio of 49.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.51. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $254.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $233.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during 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%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.43 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 22nd. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.74%.

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.