111 Capital Makes New $449,000 Investment in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

111 Capital bought a new position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,839 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $449,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in TRU. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in TransUnion by 58.7% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 454 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Mizuho Bank Ltd. bought a new stake in TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new stake in TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000.

TransUnion Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:TRU traded up $0.63 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $85.27. The stock had a trading volume of 1,133,358 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,709,805. The firm has a market cap of $16.64 billion, a PE ratio of 58.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.67. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $89.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. TransUnion has a twelve month low of $66.38 and a twelve month high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 6.80% and a return on equity of 15.85%. TransUnion's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.54%. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.47%.

TransUnion announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 13th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on TRU. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of TransUnion from $105.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, TransUnion has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $109.69.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.31, for a total transaction of $83,310.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 77,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,447,610.83. This trade represents a 1.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In the last three months, insiders have sold 3,000 shares of company stock worth $251,180. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

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.