TransUnion $TRU Shares Sold by D.B. Root & Company LLC

D.B. Root & Company LLC decreased its holdings in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,357 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 378 shares during the period. D.B. Root & Company LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $295,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 1,318.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 312 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 132.7% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 349 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 105.3% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 423 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 301.0% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 413 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the period. Finally, S Bank Fund Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of TransUnion in the 1st quarter valued at about $44,000.

Insider Activity

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.19, for a total value of $83,190.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 64,592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,373,408.48. The trade was a 1.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 972 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.89, for a total value of $90,289.08. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 7,108 shares in the company, valued at $660,262.12. This trade represents a 12.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 10,309 shares of company stock valued at $919,839 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on TRU shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Seaport Res Ptn raised TransUnion to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $110.79.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TRU opened at $76.65 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.03. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $88.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $86.55. The stock has a market cap of $14.93 billion, a PE ratio of 38.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.71. TransUnion has a one year low of $66.38 and a one year high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.08% and a net margin of 8.99%.The business’s revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. TransUnion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.030-4.140 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.990-1.040 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is 23.00%.

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.