Steven M. Chaouki Sells 1,500 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.66, for a total value of $158,490.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 62,988 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,655,312.08. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

TransUnion Trading Up 0.1 %

TRU opened at $102.97 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.68. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $54.13 and a fifty-two week high of $113.17. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $103.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.54, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 15.38%. TransUnion’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.80 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.46 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.41%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.52%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price objective on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $103.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. UBS Group started coverage on TransUnion in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $104.53.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 1.0% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,211 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,069,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in TransUnion by 15.0% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 788 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its holdings in TransUnion by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 17,822 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,322,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in TransUnion by 84.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC raised its position in shares of TransUnion by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 4,260 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $446,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in 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.