Vontobel Holding Ltd. Purchases 722 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 7.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,943 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 722 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $752,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in TransUnion by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,095 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $487,000 after buying an additional 715 shares during the period. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at $1,006,000. Heron Bay Capital Management raised its stake in shares of TransUnion by 37.3% during the 4th quarter. Heron Bay Capital Management now owns 172,458 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,850,000 after purchasing an additional 46,826 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of TransUnion by 204.6% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 45,126 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,101,000 after purchasing an additional 30,312 shares during the period. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 607.6% during the 4th quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 20,917 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,446,000 after purchasing an additional 17,961 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer upped their price target on TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. 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 research note on Wednesday, February 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $63.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 29th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on TransUnion from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.47.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total value of $943,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 54,522 shares in the company, valued at $4,284,883.98. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other TransUnion news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total value of $943,080.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 54,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,284,883.98. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,720,777.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,275 shares of company stock worth $1,204,538 in the last ninety days. 0.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

TransUnion Trading Down 0.5 %

NYSE:TRU opened at $66.70 on Monday. TransUnion has a 1-year low of $42.09 and a 1-year high of $82.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.47. The business has a 50 day moving average of $76.70 and a 200 day moving average of $67.85.

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

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

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

TransUnion 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.