Analysts Set TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) PT at $92.00

Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $92.00.

TRU has been the topic of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $85.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $96.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on TransUnion from $94.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 20th.

TransUnion Trading Down 0.4 %

TransUnion stock opened at $105.14 on Monday. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $42.09 and a 52 week high of $106.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.42 billion, a P/E ratio of -73.52, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.62. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.66.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.13. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 15.03% and a negative net margin of 6.11%. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 23rd were issued a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 23rd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently -29.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In related news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 2,500 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.65, for a total value of $239,125.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 49,239 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,709,710.35. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.65, for a total value of $239,125.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 49,239 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,709,710.35. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.27, for a total value of $74,270.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 70,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,239,525.69. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,080 shares of company stock valued at $2,141,724 in the last ninety days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 237.5% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 486 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in TransUnion by 32.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 573 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its holdings in TransUnion by 963.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 574 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in TransUnion by 156.6% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 857 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 523 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 22.3% during the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 910 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter.

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.