TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $81.47.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $55.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 9th.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the sale, the insider now owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total value of $117,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 22,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,720,777.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,275 shares of company stock worth $1,204,538. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in TransUnion during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in TransUnion by 166.3% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 474 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in TransUnion in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in TransUnion by 36.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 843 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in TransUnion in the first quarter worth $49,000.

TransUnion Price Performance

NYSE TRU opened at $67.03 on Friday. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $42.09 and a 52 week high of $82.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.99, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $76.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $67.90.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.08. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.50% and a positive return on equity of 13.58%. The firm had revenue of $954.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $927.04 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.70 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.31 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.105 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently -28.19%.

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.