AlphaQuest LLC Has $91,000 Stock Position in TransUnion $TRU

Key Points

• AlphaQuest LLC significantly reduced its stake in TransUnion by 93.9%, selling 16,927 shares and holding only 1,091 shares worth $91,000 after the transaction.
• TransUnion's stock experienced a 2.3% decline recently, with a current price of $86.37 and a market cap of $16.82 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.115, representing a 0.5% yield, set to be paid on September 8th.

AlphaQuest LLC cut its holdings in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 93.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,091 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 16,927 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC's holdings in TransUnion were worth $91,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in TransUnion by 10.9% in 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 buying an additional 2,134,342 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in TransUnion by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,264,902 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,515,804,000 after buying an additional 198,245 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in TransUnion by 61.2% in 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 buying an additional 4,128,104 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in TransUnion by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,411,925 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $283,156,000 after buying an additional 28,996 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in TransUnion by 15.3% in 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 buying an additional 418,693 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TRU has been the topic of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC raised TransUnion from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. UBS Group reiterated 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. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.64.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of TRU stock traded up $1.05 on Friday, hitting $90.07. 2,366,578 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,023,908. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 2.02. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.38 and a 12 month high of $113.17. The stock has a market cap of $17.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a 50 day moving average of $91.19 and a 200 day moving average of $86.78.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. TransUnion's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. TransUnion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.030-4.140 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.990-1.040 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 8th. Investors of record on Friday, August 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.115 per share. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 22nd. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio is currently 23.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 755 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.46, for a total value of $66,787.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 5,691 shares in the company, valued at approximately $503,425.86. This trade represents a 11.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.12, for a total value of $86,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 65,592 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,648,783.04. This represents a 1.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 4,972 shares of company stock valued at $443,405. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

TransUnion Company 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.