Syon Capital LLC Acquires 193 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Syon Capital LLC increased its holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 17.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,314 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 193 shares during the period. Syon Capital LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $325,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFX. KB Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Equifax in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Smithfield Trust Co increased its position in shares of Equifax by 55.5% during 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. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $41,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $49,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Trading Down 1.3 %

EFX stock opened at $223.42 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $254.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $233.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. Equifax Inc. has a 52-week low of $159.95 and a 52-week high of $275.10. The firm has a market cap of $27.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.76, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.51.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.06. Equifax had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 19.08%. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.43 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business 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 was Thursday, February 22nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is 34.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on EFX. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on Equifax from $291.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. 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 report on Thursday, January 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Equifax from $290.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $305.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Equifax from $208.00 to $289.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $270.19.

Equifax 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.