Markel Group Inc. Has $24.20 Million Stock Position in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX)

Markel Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX - Free Report) by 11.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 97,850 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 10,000 shares during the period. Markel Group Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of Equifax worth $24,197,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EFX. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its stake in shares of Equifax by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 330,453 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $81,718,000 after purchasing an additional 8,668 shares during the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN grew its stake in shares of Equifax by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 62,249 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $15,394,000 after acquiring an additional 6,418 shares in the last quarter. Tobam raised its holdings in shares of Equifax by 37.2% in the fourth quarter. Tobam now owns 568 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $140,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Equifax during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Parnassus Investments LLC grew its position in Equifax by 38.8% in the 3rd quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 113,315 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $20,757,000 after purchasing an additional 31,686 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.20% of the company's stock.

Equifax Price Performance

Shares of EFX stock traded down $2.86 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $223.42. The stock had a trading volume of 850,314 shares, compared to its average volume of 868,978. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $254.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $232.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.62 billion, a PE ratio of 49.76, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.51. Equifax Inc. has a 12 month low of $159.95 and a 12 month high of $275.10.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The credit services provider reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. Equifax had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 19.08%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.43 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Equifax Inc. will post 7.36 EPS for the current year.

Equifax Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 23rd were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 22nd. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.70%. Equifax's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.74%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EFX has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. TheStreet raised Equifax from a "c+" rating to a "b-" rating in a report on Friday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $305.00 price target on shares of Equifax in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of Equifax from $291.00 to $272.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 19th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Equifax from $208.00 to $289.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 9th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Equifax from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $270.19.

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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