Pacific Capital Partners Ltd Takes Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Pacific Capital Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 15,000 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,245,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,311 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $956,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 1.4% during the first quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 11,380 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $944,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 58.7% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 454 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 3.2% during the first quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 6,232 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $517,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 9.0% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,390 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $222,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TRU has been the subject of several recent research reports. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $105.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of TransUnion from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $112.46.

TransUnion Price Performance

NYSE TRU traded down $3.18 on Friday, hitting $92.01. The stock had a trading volume of 1,758,826 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,079,205. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $89.57 and a 200-day moving average of $88.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.03. The company has a market capitalization of $17.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.63. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $66.38 and a 52-week high of $113.17.

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

TransUnion Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total value of $87,140.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 74,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,482,606.02. This trade represents a 1.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.