Atria Investments Inc Sells 843 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Atria Investments Inc reduced its stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,433 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 843 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Equifax were worth $3,423,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Equifax during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its position in Equifax by 98.7% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc acquired a new position in Equifax during the third quarter valued at approximately $85,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equifax Trading Up 3.7 %

NYSE:EFX opened at $254.87 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market cap of $31.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $254.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $269.84.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (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%. On average, equities analysts expect that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.61%. Equifax’s payout ratio is currently 32.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $304.00 to $283.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Equifax from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Equifax from $286.00 to $279.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equifax has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $301.13.

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.