TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) EVP Timothy J. Martin Sells 2,500 Shares

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.59, for a total value of $261,475.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 46,739 shares in the company, valued at $4,888,432.01. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TRU opened at $104.70 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $95.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $42.09 and a 52 week high of $107.46. The stock has a market cap of $20.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -73.22, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.13. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 6.11% and a positive return on equity of 15.03%. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.44 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Investors of record on Friday, August 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 23rd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -29.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on TRU shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on TransUnion from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on TransUnion from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Bank of America raised shares of TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 20th. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of TransUnion in a report on Tuesday. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.44.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TransUnion

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 102,046 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,016,000 after acquiring an additional 8,050 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in TransUnion by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 319,882 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $21,979,000 after buying an additional 9,109 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of TransUnion by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 63,897 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,390,000 after buying an additional 3,164 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 37.1% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 460,203 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,621,000 after buying an additional 124,492 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal London Asset Management Ltd. boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 75,679 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,200,000 after acquiring an additional 2,124 shares during the last quarter.

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.