Evoke Wealth LLC Has $2.95 Million Stock Holdings in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Evoke Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 11,571 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Evoke Wealth LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $2,949,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of Equifax in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Equifax by 98.7% during the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 151 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Atala Financial Inc bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Tortoise Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Equifax by 78.9% in the fourth quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 254 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company’s stock.

Equifax Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NYSE EFX opened at $240.46 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $253.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $267.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. Equifax Inc. has a 1 year low of $213.02 and a 1 year high of $309.63.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 10.63%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st were issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.65%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on EFX shares. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on Equifax from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.47.

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.