Insider Selling: TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Sells $75,962.00 in Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRUGet Free Report) insider Todd Skinner sold 950 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.96, for a total transaction of $75,962.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 63,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,105,366.04. This trade represents a 1.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU stock traded up $1.74 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $81.72. 1,747,614 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,357,658. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $73.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 1.90. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $63.37 and a 52 week high of $95.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.66 billion, a PE ratio of 21.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.53.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRUGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.29% and a net margin of 15.08%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.08 earnings per share. TransUnion has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.180-1.210 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.750-4.830 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 4.17 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 27th were paid a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 27th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.19%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Dodge & Cox purchased a new position in TransUnion during the 4th quarter valued at about $843,952,000. Independent Franchise Partners LLP lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 99.7% in the 4th quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 9,136,903 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $783,489,000 after buying an additional 4,561,619 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 62.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,781,771 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $568,177,000 after buying an additional 2,600,425 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 355.9% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,637,776 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $220,993,000 after buying an additional 2,059,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vulcan Value Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of TransUnion during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $91,043,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TRU has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays increased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on TransUnion from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered TransUnion from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Mizuho cut their price objective on TransUnion from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $106.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.38.

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TransUnion is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make critical decisions using data and analytics. As one of the three major credit bureaus in the United States, TransUnion collects and aggregates credit information on individuals and businesses, providing credit reports, risk scores and portfolio management tools to financial institutions, lenders, landlords and other decision makers. Its consumer-facing products enable individuals to monitor credit status, detect identity theft and access personalized financial insights.

The company’s offerings span credit risk assessment, identity management, fraud prevention and marketing solutions.

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