TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $81.47.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on TRU shares. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $76.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $55.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th.

TransUnion Price Performance

TRU stock opened at $67.03 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.90. The stock has a market cap of $13.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -44.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.61. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $42.09 and a 1 year high of $82.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.47.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $954.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $927.04 million. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.50% and a positive return on equity of 13.58%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.70 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently -28.19%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,720,777.30. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other TransUnion news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 22,033 shares in the company, valued at $1,720,777.30. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total transaction of $943,080.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 54,522 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,284,883.98. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 15,275 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,538 over the last ninety days. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TRU. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 166.3% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 474 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 36.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 843 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the first quarter valued at about $49,000.

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.