Insider Selling: TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Sells $95,950.00 in Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.95, for a total value of $95,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 58,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,611,923.60. This represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of TRU opened at $95.89 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $18.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.63. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $66.07 and a 1 year high of $113.17. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $95.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.28. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TRU has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.63.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in TransUnion by 17.4% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 19,180,562 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,008,205,000 after purchasing an additional 2,840,800 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,139,607 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $476,493,000 after buying an additional 356,306 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 307.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,540,896 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $475,432,000 after buying an additional 3,427,199 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in TransUnion by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,426,510 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $463,456,000 after buying an additional 635,581 shares during the period. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 2.4% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 3,154,262 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $330,251,000 after acquiring an additional 75,410 shares in the last quarter.

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.