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Equifax (NYSE:EFX – Get Free Report) had its price objective dropped by research analysts at Barclays from $335.00 to $325.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Barclays‘s price target would indicate a potential upside of 30.74% from the company’s previous close.
EFX has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Equifax from $284.00 to $281.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. BNP Paribas raised Equifax from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $305.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on Equifax from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Equifax from $320.00 to $316.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equifax presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $300.71.
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Equifax Stock Up 0.4 %
EFX stock traded up $1.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $248.59. The stock had a trading volume of 1,520,579 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,046,491. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Equifax has a 1-year low of $213.02 and a 1-year high of $309.63. The company has a fifty day moving average of $261.38 and a 200 day moving average of $274.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.24, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.58.
Equifax (NYSE:EFX – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The credit services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.12. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.56% and a net margin of 10.07%. On average, equities analysts expect that Equifax will post 7.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Equifax
In related news, EVP Lisa M. Nelson sold 551 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.39, for a total value of $143,474.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 11,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,045,781.83. The trade was a 4.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Equifax
Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EFX. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 184,890 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $54,329,000 after acquiring an additional 5,097 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Equifax by 3.7% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 6,397 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,880,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Equifax by 84.1% during the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 6,861 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,016,000 after purchasing an additional 3,135 shares during the period. NS Partners Ltd raised its position in shares of Equifax by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. NS Partners Ltd now owns 95,010 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,920,000 after purchasing an additional 2,094 shares during the period. Finally, Quest Partners LLC bought a new position in Equifax in the 3rd quarter worth $786,000. Institutional investors own 96.20% of the company’s stock.
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.
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