Steven Chaouki Sells 1,000 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.19, for a total value of $83,190.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 64,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,373,408.48. This represents a 1.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

TransUnion Price Performance

TransUnion stock opened at $77.39 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The company has a market capitalization of $15.08 billion, a PE ratio of 38.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.71. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.38 and a 12 month high of $113.17. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $89.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.60.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.14 billion during 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 quarterly revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company 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. Analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TRU. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on TransUnion from $96.00 to $83.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded TransUnion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised TransUnion to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $110.79.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,208 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,410,000 after acquiring an additional 1,742 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 6,742.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 74,857 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,212,000 after acquiring an additional 73,763 shares during the period. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC bought a new stake in TransUnion during the first quarter worth $423,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 9.9% during the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 7,038 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $584,000 after acquiring an additional 633 shares during the period. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 4.5% during the first quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 79,851 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,627,000 after acquiring an additional 3,455 shares during the period.

About TransUnion

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.