Cwm LLC Boosts Stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Cwm LLC raised its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 35.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,544 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 400 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $106,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in TransUnion during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 569.3% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 937 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 797 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the third quarter worth about $120,000. Federated Hermes Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter worth about $134,000. Finally, Concord Wealth Partners boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 9,256.5% in the third quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 2,152 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $154,000 after buying an additional 2,129 shares during the period.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

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

TransUnion Trading Up 3.5 %

NYSE:TRU opened at $79.74 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The business’s 50 day moving average is $76.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.23. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $42.09 and a 52 week high of $82.75. The company has a market cap of $15.49 billion, a PE ratio of -55.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.61.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $977.62 million. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 14.26% and a negative net margin of 7.02%. On average, analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.31 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 17th will be given a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. TransUnion’s payout ratio is -29.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on TransUnion from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 17th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on TransUnion from $83.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on TransUnion from $87.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.60.

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.