TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Position Increased by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,910,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 234,123 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 9.23% of TransUnion worth $1,230,645,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of TRU. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of TransUnion during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Westpac Banking Corp boosted its holdings in TransUnion by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 908 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 454 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in TransUnion by 48.6% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,030 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in TransUnion by 206.7% in the fourth quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,141 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 769 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its holdings in TransUnion by 35.0% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,544 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TRU has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Bank of America upgraded shares of TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $83.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $83.73.

TransUnion Stock Up 2.9 %

NYSE TRU opened at $73.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 1.65. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.83. TransUnion has a twelve month low of $42.09 and a twelve month high of $82.75. The stock has a market cap of $14.25 billion, a PE ratio of -51.33, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.12. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.02% and a positive return on equity of 14.26%. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $977.62 million. On average, research analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, May 17th were given a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 16th. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -29.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.10, for a total value of $511,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 32,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,393,586.40. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 75,099 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.10, for a total transaction of $511,700.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 32,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,393,586.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 10,551 shares of company stock valued at $783,880 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

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.