10,553 Shares in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Bought by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Key Points

• Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired 10,553 shares of TransUnion, valued at approximately $876,000, during the first quarter of the year.
• TransUnion's latest earnings report showed earnings per share of $1.08, exceeding expectations, with revenue for the quarter at $1.14 billion, a 9.5% increase year-over-year.
• The company has recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115, representing an annual yield of 0.5%, with a payout ratio of 23.00%.

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 10,553 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $876,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in TransUnion by 105.3% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 423 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 58.7% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 454 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 194.1% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 553 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $47,000.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total value of $87,140.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 74,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,482,606.02. This trade represents a 1.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TRU has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $105.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, TransUnion currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.46.

TransUnion Trading Down 3.3%

TRU traded down $3.18 during trading on Friday, hitting $92.01. 1,758,826 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,285,252. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $87.97. The firm has a market cap of $17.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.65. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $66.38 and a 1 year high of $113.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.03.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.09. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.08% and a net margin of 8.99%. The company had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. TransUnion's quarterly revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd were issued a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.00%.

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.