Sigma Planning Corp Invests $447,000 in TransUnion $TRU

Sigma Planning Corp acquired a new stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 5,085 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $447,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in TransUnion by 61.2% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,877,953 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $902,761,000 after buying an additional 4,128,104 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 10.9% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 21,674,473 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,798,765,000 after acquiring an additional 2,134,342 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in TransUnion by 41.7% in the 2nd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 4,739,103 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $417,041,000 after acquiring an additional 1,394,813 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in TransUnion in the 1st quarter worth $55,607,000. Finally, Spear Holdings RSC Ltd bought a new position in TransUnion during the 2nd quarter worth about $46,128,000.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.47, for a total transaction of $80,470.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 63,592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,117,248.24. This trade represents a 1.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 755 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.46, for a total value of $66,787.30. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 5,691 shares in the company, valued at approximately $503,425.86. This trade represents a 11.71% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 9,337 shares of company stock worth $818,810. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on TRU. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on TransUnion in a research report on Monday, October 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $93.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird set a $125.00 price objective on shares of TransUnion in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of TransUnion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $104.08.

TransUnion Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of TransUnion stock opened at $80.44 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $15.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. TransUnion has a 12-month low of $66.38 and a 12-month high of $108.12. The business’s 50 day moving average is $83.86 and its 200-day moving average is $87.02.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.06. TransUnion had a net margin of 9.47% and a return on equity of 16.05%. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.13 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. TransUnion has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.970-1.02 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.190-4.250 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be issued a $0.115 dividend. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.50%.

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.