Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. Has $793,000 Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. lessened its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,208 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 104 shares during the quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $793,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. KB Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Smithfield Trust Co increased its holdings in Equifax by 55.5% during the 3rd 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 bought a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on EFX. TheStreet upgraded Equifax from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Friday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Equifax from $276.00 to $241.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 19th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Equifax from $208.00 to $289.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 9th. Redburn Atlantic cut Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $272.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, January 11th. Finally, Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on Equifax from $291.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $270.19.

Equifax Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $223.42 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a 52-week low of $159.95 and a 52-week high of $275.10. The stock has a market cap of $27.62 billion, a PE ratio of 49.76, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $254.71 and a 200-day moving average of $232.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.73.

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

Equifax Announces Dividend

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

About Equifax

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.