CCLA Investment Management boosted its holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 4.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,189,729 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 46,624 shares during the quarter. TransUnion comprises 1.7% of CCLA Investment Management's portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. CCLA Investment Management owned approximately 0.61% of TransUnion worth $98,604,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of TRU. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of 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 worth $1,798,765,000 after purchasing an additional 2,134,342 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the 4th quarter valued at about $74,283,000. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044,865 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $467,709,000 after acquiring an additional 503,969 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 15.3% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,146,693 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $261,144,000 after acquiring an additional 418,693 shares during the period. Finally, Independent Franchise Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 22.0% in the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 2,086,050 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $193,398,000 after acquiring an additional 375,736 shares during the period.
Insider Transactions at TransUnion
In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business'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 transaction, the insider owned 74,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,482,606.02. The trade was a 1.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
TRU has been the subject of a number of research reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note 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 reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $105.00 target price (up previously from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, TransUnion presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.46.
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TransUnion Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE TRU opened at $92.01 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $17.92 billion, a PE ratio of 46.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.65. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $66.38 and a 1 year high of $113.17. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $89.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $87.97. 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 (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, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. TransUnion's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
TransUnion Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.115 per share. 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%.
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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