Insider Selling: TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Sells 1,000 Shares of Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.60, for a total value of $93,600.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 59,488 shares in the company, valued at $5,568,076.80. The trade was a 1.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

TransUnion Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of TRU opened at $92.27 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.98 billion, a PE ratio of 80.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.62. TransUnion has a 12-month low of $63.03 and a 12-month high of $113.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 5.47%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.80 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.46%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.52%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on TRU shares. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $119.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.06.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 84.5% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in TransUnion by 82.1% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 428 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in TransUnion by 4,590.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 469 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the period. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in TransUnion by 963.0% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 574 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 520 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 788 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $83,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period.

TransUnion Company Profile

TransUnion operates as a global consumer credit reporting agency that provides risk and information solutions. The company operates through U.S. Markets, International, and Consumer Interactive segments. The U.S. Markets segment provides consumer reports, actionable insights, and analytic services to businesses, which uses its services to acquire new customers; assess consumer ability to pay for services; identify cross-selling opportunities; measure and manage debt portfolio risk; collect debt; verify consumer identities; and mitigate fraud risk.