AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc lessened its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 18.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 95,724 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 21,394 shares during the quarter. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc's holdings in TransUnion were worth $8,420,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in TransUnion by 61.2% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,877,953 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $902,761,000 after purchasing an additional 4,128,104 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in TransUnion by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 21,674,473 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,798,765,000 after purchasing an additional 2,134,342 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $55,607,000. Spear Holdings RSC Ltd acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $46,128,000. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in TransUnion by 15.3% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,146,693 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $261,144,000 after purchasing an additional 418,693 shares during the period.
TransUnion Stock Performance
NYSE TRU opened at $79.45 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $86.18. TransUnion has a 12-month low of $66.38 and a 12-month high of $113.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The company has a market cap of $15.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.73, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.71.
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.09. TransUnion had a net margin of 8.99% and a return on equity of 16.08%. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.99 EPS. TransUnion's revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. TransUnion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.030-4.140 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.990-1.040 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
TransUnion Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 8th. Investors of record on Friday, August 22nd were given a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.00%.
Insider Activity at TransUnion
In related news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 755 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.46, for a total value of $66,787.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 5,691 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $503,425.86. This trade represents a 11.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.19, for a total value of $83,190.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 64,592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,373,408.48. This trade represents a 1.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 10,309 shares of company stock valued at $919,839. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms have weighed in on TRU. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 target price (up previously from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of TransUnion to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Monday. They set an "outperform" rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $108.15.
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About TransUnion
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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.
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