LVW Advisors LLC Has $813,000 Position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

LVW Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 2.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,040 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 73 shares during the period. LVW Advisors LLC’s holdings in Equifax were worth $813,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of EFX. KB Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Pineridge Advisors LLC bought a new position in Equifax during the 4th quarter valued at $55,000. 96.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equifax Stock Performance

NYSE EFX opened at $236.44 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $236.58 and its 200-day moving average is $246.42. Equifax Inc. has a 12-month low of $159.95 and a 12-month high of $275.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market cap of $29.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.56.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 19.08%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.43 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Equifax Inc. will post 7.37 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 19th. Investors of record on Friday, May 24th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 23rd. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. Equifax’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.74%.

Insider Activity at Equifax

In related news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 58,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.45, for a total transaction of $13,143,735.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 109,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,623,649. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Equifax news, EVP Rodolfo O. Ploder sold 14,097 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.45, for a total value of $3,178,168.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 75,964 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,126,083.80. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 58,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.45, for a total transaction of $13,143,735.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 109,220 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,623,649. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 83,635 shares of company stock valued at $18,969,282. Corporate insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on EFX. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Equifax from $275.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 19th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $305.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $276.00 to $241.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $300.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $290.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $270.19.

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.