TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Bought by Integrated Investment Consultants LLC

Integrated Investment Consultants LLC boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 15.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,218 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,459 shares during the quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $1,040,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 9,107 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $675,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in TransUnion by 11.9% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,521,270 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $112,824,000 after purchasing an additional 161,791 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 4.7% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 7,412 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $576,000 after buying an additional 334 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 9.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 10,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $754,000 after buying an additional 886 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 17,822 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,322,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TRU opened at $95.26 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.57 billion, a PE ratio of 82.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.62. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $66.07 and a fifty-two week high of $113.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 15.38%. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.06 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.80 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.44%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.52%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.66, for a total transaction of $158,490.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 62,988 shares in the company, valued at $6,655,312.08. This represents a 2.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $1,200,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 27,026 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,702,600. This represents a 30.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 19,090 shares of company stock valued at $1,916,758. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on TRU. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $97.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Seven 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, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $108.19.

TransUnion 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.