TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Receives $94.38 Consensus PT from Analysts

TransUnion (NYSE:TRUGet Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $94.3750.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on TRU. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of TransUnion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Mizuho decreased their target price on TransUnion from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 2nd.

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TransUnion Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE:TRU opened at $77.74 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $63.37 and a 12 month high of $95.50. The company has a market cap of $14.90 billion, a PE ratio of 20.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $80.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.24.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRUGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.07. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.29% and a net margin of 15.08%.The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.08 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. TransUnion has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.180-1.210 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.750-4.830 EPS. Research analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 4.24 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were given a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.19%.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In related news, CAO Jennifer Williams sold 1,070 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.57, for a total value of $90,489.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $365,934.39. This represents a 19.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Todd Skinner sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.42, for a total transaction of $84,420.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 55,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,707,596.88. The trade was a 1.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 49,160 shares of company stock valued at $3,969,871. Company insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 1,318.2% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 312 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the third quarter worth about $36,000. Essential Partners LLC boosted its stake in TransUnion by 63.7% during the first quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 609 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in TransUnion during the second quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in TransUnion by 59.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 528 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 197 shares in the last quarter.

TransUnion Company Profile

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TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make more informed decisions. Its services use credit, identity, and other data to support lending, insurance, telecommunications, retail, employment, and other commercial activities.

The company provides credit reporting and risk-management solutions, including consumer credit information, scoring, decisioning tools, fraud detection, identity verification, and analytics. TransUnion also offers marketing and audience-insights products designed to help organizations understand and reach consumers, as well as consumer-facing services that provide access to credit information, monitoring, and identity-protection tools.

TransUnion traces its origins to 1968, when it was established as a holding company for a railroad-leasing business before developing into a consumer credit reporting organization.

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