OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC Invests $305,000 in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 1,037 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $305,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFX. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Equifax during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Equifax in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 76.1% during the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Equifax during the second quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Equifax by 138.2% in the second quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 131 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other Equifax news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 58,304 shares of Equifax stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.49, for a total value of $15,770,648.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 109,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,532,909.67. The trade was a 34.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John J. Kelley III sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.92, for a total transaction of $272,920.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,075,535.48. This represents a 8.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays lifted their target price on Equifax from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on Equifax from $315.00 to $286.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Equifax from $277.00 to $307.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Equifax from $290.00 to $333.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, October 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Equifax has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $306.74.

Equifax Price Performance

NYSE:EFX opened at $252.92 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Equifax Inc. has a 12-month low of $208.67 and a 12-month high of $309.63. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $278.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $267.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.59.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The credit services provider reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.84 by $0.01. Equifax had a net margin of 10.07% and a return on equity of 18.56%. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.76 earnings per share. Equifax’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Equifax Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Equifax Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. Equifax’s payout ratio is 34.67%.

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.