TransUnion $TRU Shares Bought by Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.

Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 301.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 413 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 310 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $36,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of TRU. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 10.9% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 21,674,473 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,798,765,000 after buying an additional 2,134,342 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in TransUnion by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,264,902 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,515,804,000 after purchasing an additional 198,245 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in TransUnion by 61.2% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,877,953 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $902,761,000 after purchasing an additional 4,128,104 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in TransUnion by 0.9% during the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,411,925 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $283,156,000 after purchasing an additional 28,996 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in TransUnion by 15.3% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,146,693 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $261,144,000 after purchasing an additional 418,693 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 5,337 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.01, for a total value of $480,383.37. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,011 shares in the company, valued at $2,071,220.11. The trade was a 18.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 972 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.89, for a total value of $90,289.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 7,108 shares in the company, valued at $660,262.12. The trade was a 12.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 10,309 shares of company stock worth $923,789. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on TRU shares. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded TransUnion from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $112.64.

TransUnion Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE:TRU opened at $92.65 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The business’s 50 day moving average is $91.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.63. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $66.38 and a 52 week high of $113.17. The company has a market cap of $18.05 billion, a PE ratio of 46.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.71.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.09. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.08% and a net margin of 8.99%.The company had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. TransUnion’s quarterly revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. TransUnion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.030-4.140 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.990-1.040 EPS. On average, analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 22nd were given a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.00%.

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.