Arlington Partners LLC Boosts Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Arlington Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 4.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 45,395 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,073 shares during the quarter. Arlington Partners LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $4,209,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning increased its position in TransUnion by 14.2% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 7,842 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $582,000 after buying an additional 975 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in TransUnion in the third quarter worth about $469,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in TransUnion by 84.9% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 956 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $100,000 after buying an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in TransUnion by 492.8% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 13,883 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,454,000 after buying an additional 11,541 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its position in TransUnion by 433.3% in the third quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 1,600 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $167,000 after buying an additional 1,300 shares in the last quarter.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of TransUnion stock opened at $95.19 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $95.44 and a 200 day moving average of $97.65. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.07 and a 12 month high of $113.17. The firm has a market cap of $18.55 billion, a PE ratio of 82.77, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 3,090 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.48, for a total transaction of $313,573.20. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 24,333 shares in the company, valued at $2,469,312.84. This represents a 11.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $1,200,000.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 27,026 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,702,600. This trade represents a 30.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 18,590 shares of company stock valued at $1,854,218. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on TRU. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on TransUnion from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on TransUnion from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.63.

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.