Sei Investments Co. Purchases 10,713 Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 6.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 178,846 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,713 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.14% of Equifax worth $45,577,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd grew its holdings in Equifax by 37.7% during the 4th quarter. Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd now owns 21,273 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,421,000 after acquiring an additional 5,820 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 46.4% in the fourth quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 11,748 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,994,000 after purchasing an additional 3,724 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in Equifax by 40.0% in the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 1,158 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $295,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares during the period. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. raised its position in Equifax by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 59,533 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $15,172,000 after purchasing an additional 2,494 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vinva Investment Management Ltd acquired a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter worth about $755,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equifax Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Equifax stock opened at $245.27 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.75. Equifax Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.02 and a 52 week high of $309.63. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $252.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $264.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.42 billion, a PE ratio of 50.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.65.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Equifax in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Equifax to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Argus lowered shares of Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on shares of Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $298.56.

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.