Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Has $1.26 Million Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 13,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $1,261,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in TransUnion by 17.4% during the 3rd 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 buying an additional 2,840,800 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 307.7% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,540,896 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $475,432,000 after acquiring an additional 3,427,199 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of TransUnion by 16.8% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,426,510 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $463,456,000 after purchasing an additional 635,581 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 3,154,262 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $330,251,000 after purchasing an additional 75,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,026,934 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $316,135,000 after purchasing an additional 47,663 shares during the period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 3,090 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.48, for a total value of $313,573.20. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 24,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,469,312.84. This represents a 11.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.66, for a total transaction of $158,490.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 62,988 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,655,312.08. The trade was a 2.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 19,090 shares of company stock valued at $1,916,758 over the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on TRU shares. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $119.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. Wolfe Research raised shares of TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on TransUnion from $97.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $108.19.

TransUnion Trading Up 5.8 %

Shares of TransUnion stock opened at $95.04 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $18.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. TransUnion has a 12-month low of $66.07 and a 12-month high of $113.17. The business’s 50 day moving average is $96.91 and its 200-day moving average is $95.25.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. TransUnion had a net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 15.38%. The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.80 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion’s payout ratio is currently 36.52%.

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.