Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Stake Lessened by Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. decreased its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 38.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,035 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,936 shares during the quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Equifax were worth $773,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Equifax in the 3rd quarter valued at about $234,000. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Equifax by 2.8% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 57,943 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $17,030,000 after purchasing an additional 1,602 shares in the last quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in Equifax by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 57,039 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $16,761,000 after buying an additional 2,530 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in Equifax by 19.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 9,881 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,904,000 after buying an additional 1,633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Equifax by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,816,186 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,415,284,000 after acquiring an additional 52,489 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Equifax Stock Down 9.3 %

Shares of EFX stock opened at $210.30 on Friday. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $209.89 and a 12 month high of $309.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. The firm has a market cap of $26.25 billion, a PE ratio of 43.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $248.10 and a 200-day moving average of $261.34.

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

Equifax Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.74%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is 32.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EFX has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wolfe Research lowered Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Argus downgraded Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Equifax from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $294.50.

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.