TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Bought by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 4.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,311 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 709 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $1,520,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in TransUnion by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 700,518 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $64,945,000 after purchasing an additional 22,826 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 62.1% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,097 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $194,000 after buying an additional 803 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 39.5% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 315,530 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,253,000 after buying an additional 89,340 shares in the last quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. grew its holdings in TransUnion by 32.2% during the fourth quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 191,364 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $17,741,000 after acquiring an additional 46,612 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in TransUnion by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 733 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.96, for a total value of $82,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 76,393 shares in the company, valued at $6,337,563.28. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,000 shares of company stock valued at $251,180. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TransUnion stock opened at $83.91 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a current ratio of 1.70. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $66.38 and a fifty-two week high of $113.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $83.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.80. The company has a market capitalization of $16.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.47, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.64.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.07. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.85% and a net margin of 6.80%. The business had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.92 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd were given a $0.115 dividend. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 22nd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.47%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on TRU shares. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Monday, March 24th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of TransUnion from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Bank of America initiated coverage on TransUnion in a report on Thursday, April 10th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, TransUnion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $109.69.

About TransUnion

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.