Wall Street Zen cut shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU – Free Report) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Monday,Wall Street Zen reports.
Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on TRU. Weiss Ratings upgraded TransUnion from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on TransUnion from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $82.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of TransUnion from $85.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, TransUnion has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.38.
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TransUnion Stock Performance
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.07. TransUnion had a net margin of 15.08% and a return on equity of 16.29%. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.08 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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 expect that TransUnion will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.
TransUnion Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. TransUnion’s payout ratio is presently 13.19%.
Insider Activity at TransUnion
In other news, EVP Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.07, for a total value of $98,837.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 53,431 shares in the company, valued at $4,224,789.17. This represents a 2.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Venkat Achanta sold 23,287 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.00, for a total transaction of $1,793,099.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 196,912 shares in the company, valued at $15,162,224. The trade was a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 73,697 shares of company stock worth $5,861,807 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On TransUnion
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. 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 worth $42,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 263.0% during the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 668 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 26.1% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 690 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the second quarter worth about $70,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its stake in TransUnion by 102.6% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,015 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 514 shares during the period.
TransUnion Company Profile
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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