Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) Shares Sold by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Pacer Advisors Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 36.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,610 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 3,728 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,610,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,595 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $406,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Equifax by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $340,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC grew its stake in Equifax by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 1,046 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,817 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $973,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Equifax by 9.5% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 738 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $180,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. 96.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Equifax

In other news, CEO Mark W. Begor sold 48,264 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.71, for a total value of $11,665,891.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 142,872 shares in the company, valued at $34,533,591.12. This represents a 25.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP John W. Gamble, Jr. sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was 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 directly owned 65,176 shares of the company's stock, valued at $16,887,101.60. The trade was a 2.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Equifax from $315.00 to $278.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup dropped their price target on Equifax from $294.00 to $290.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Equifax from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays decreased their target price on Equifax from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $295.00 price objective on shares of Equifax in a report on Friday, June 20th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $285.00.

Equifax Stock Performance

Equifax stock traded down $0.62 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $239.61. 1,606,221 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,093,116. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $259.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $252.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.64. Equifax, Inc. has a 1 year low of $199.98 and a 1 year high of $309.63.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The credit services provider reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. Equifax had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 10.95%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Equifax, Inc. will post 7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.