Toronto Dominion Bank Has $16.90 Million Stock Position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Toronto Dominion Bank grew its position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 48.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 66,305 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 21,679 shares during the quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank owned about 0.05% of Equifax worth $16,898,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Greenleaf Trust grew its holdings in Equifax by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,702 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $434,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC grew its holdings in Equifax by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC grew its holdings in Equifax by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 817 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $208,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Equifax by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 879 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Equifax by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 799 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In related news, EVP John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.10, for a total value of $518,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 65,176 shares in the company, valued at $16,887,101.60. This represents a 2.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 22,160 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $256.61, for a total transaction of $5,686,477.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 142,395 shares of the company's stock, valued at $36,539,980.95. This represents a 13.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Equifax Trading Up 0.5%

EFX stock traded up $1.34 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $264.39. 1,046,534 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 973,918. The company has a market capitalization of $32.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.74, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Equifax Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $199.98 and a fifty-two week high of $309.63. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $247.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $252.57.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The credit services provider reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.08. Equifax had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 19.13%. The business had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.41 billion. Equities research analysts forecast that Equifax Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equifax Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is an increase from Equifax's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.76%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on EFX. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of Equifax from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $265.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Equifax to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Equifax from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Argus downgraded shares of Equifax from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating and set a $260.00 price objective (down from $325.00) on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $294.44.

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.