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

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.73, for a total transaction of $151,095.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 60,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,092,956.24. This represents a 2.42 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

TransUnion Price Performance

TRU opened at $100.72 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $103.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $90.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.68. The firm has a market cap of $19.63 billion, a PE ratio of 87.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.60. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $58.59 and a 1 year high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 5.47%. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.80 EPS. TransUnion’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TransUnion

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 84.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 963.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 574 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in TransUnion by 4,590.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 469 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in TransUnion by 22.3% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 910 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 156.6% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 857 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 523 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TRU. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $103.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $106.38.

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.