Churchill Management boosted its stake in shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) by 31.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,687 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,774 shares during the period. Churchill Management’s holdings in Equifax were worth $1,302,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Meristem bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the fourth quarter worth $329,000. MUFG Americas increased its position in shares of Equifax by 51.7% in the third quarter. MUFG Americas now owns 7,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $748,000 after buying an additional 2,626 shares during the last quarter. ING Groep bought a new position in shares of Equifax during the third quarter worth $812,000. Alpha Capital Management increased its position in shares of Equifax by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Alpha Capital Management now owns 14,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,561,000 after buying an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Equifax by 85.5% in the fourth quarter. Creative Planning now owns 14,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,565,000 after buying an additional 6,479 shares during the last quarter.

Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) traded down 0.94% on Wednesday, reaching $103.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 516,056 shares. The firm has a market cap of $12.30 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.36. The company’s 50 day moving average is $107.97 and its 200-day moving average is $104.08. Equifax Inc. has a 1-year low of $82.87 and a 1-year high of $114.46.

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on EFX. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective (up from $115.00) on shares of Equifax in a research note on Monday, November 23rd. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Equifax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus raised Equifax from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $101.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Equifax in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $114.00.

In other news, insider Coretha M. Rushing sold 12,820 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.96, for a total transaction of $1,371,227.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 15,285 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,634,883.60. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Equifax Inc. is a global provider of information solutions and human resources business process outsourcing services for businesses, governments and consumers. The Company’s products and services are based on databases of consumer and business information derived from numerous types of credit, financial assets, telecommunications and utility payment, employment, income, public record, demographic and marketing data. It provides information, technology and services to support debt collections and recovery management. In addition, it is also a provider of payroll-related and human resource management business process outsourcing services in the United States of America. The Company’s clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments and individuals. The Company has four operating segments, which include U.S. Information Solutions (NYSE:EFX), International, Workforce Solutions and North America Personal Solutions.

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