Ameriprise Financial Inc. Has $86.69 Million Stock Holdings in TransUnion $TRU

Key Points

• Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in TransUnion by 2.7% during the first quarter, now owning 1,044,627 shares valued at approximately $86.7 million.
• TransUnion's recent earnings report showed a 9.5% increase in revenue compared to the previous year, with earnings per share surpassing analysts' expectations.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.5%, reflecting a payout ratio of 23%.

Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 2.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,044,627 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 27,904 shares during the quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. owned about 0.54% of TransUnion worth $86,694,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of TRU. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in TransUnion by 72.1% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 649 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in TransUnion by 109.6% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 12,465 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,156,000 after buying an additional 6,519 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in TransUnion by 330.8% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,157 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $385,000 after buying an additional 3,192 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in TransUnion by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 63,856 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $5,920,000 after buying an additional 1,376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dark Forest Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $290,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TRU has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen cut TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.46.

TransUnion Price Performance

NYSE TRU traded down $0.26 on Friday, reaching $88.41. 1,532,358 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,027,565. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $91.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $87.12. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The company has a market cap of $17.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.65. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.38 and a 12 month high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.08% and a net margin of 8.99%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. TransUnion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.030-4.140 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.990-1.040 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In other news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 972 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.89, for a total transaction of $90,289.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 7,108 shares of the company's stock, valued at $660,262.12. This trade represents a 12.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.21, for a total value of $91,210.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 73,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,694,175.53. This represents a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 4,217 shares of company stock valued at $375,408. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

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.