Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Has $6.72 Million Stock Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS trimmed its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 26,356 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 580 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in Equifax were worth $6,717,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of EFX. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in Equifax by 98.7% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 151 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Atala Financial Inc acquired a new stake in Equifax in the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $340.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.56.

Equifax Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of EFX opened at $244.06 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $213.02 and a 12 month high of $309.63. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $252.95 and its 200-day moving average is $265.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.27 billion, a PE ratio of 50.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.64%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.30%.

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.