Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Purchases 123 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its holdings in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 0.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,822 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the period. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $1,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in TransUnion by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,586 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $765,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 32.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 573 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its holdings in TransUnion by 6.4% in the second quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,762 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $205,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake 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 valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in TransUnion by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,887 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $679,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the period.

TransUnion Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE:TRU opened at $105.20 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $20.44 billion, a PE ratio of -73.57, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.62. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.66. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $42.09 and a 52-week high of $106.49.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.13. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 6.11% and a positive return on equity of 15.03%. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.105 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.40%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is -29.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on TRU shares. Bank of America raised TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $85.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $94.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lowered TransUnion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, TransUnion has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $92.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 405 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total transaction of $38,709.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $686,837.88. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.27, for a total transaction of $74,270.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 70,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,239,525.69. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 405 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total transaction of $38,709.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $686,837.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 25,080 shares of company stock worth $2,141,724 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

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.