Cinctive Capital Management LP Boosts Holdings in TransUnion $TRU

Key Points

• Cinctive Capital Management LP has significantly increased its holdings in TransUnion by 133.5%, acquiring an additional 43,655 shares, bringing its total to 76,367 shares valued at approximately $6.34 million.
• Several institutional investors have adjusted their positions in TransUnion, with notable activities including Citigroup Inc. increasing its stake by 20.7% and Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchasing a new position worth around $2.36 million.
• TransUnion's stock has received multiple analyst ratings, with an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $112.64, following recent price target increases from various firms.

Cinctive Capital Management LP raised its stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 133.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 76,367 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 43,655 shares during the quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP's holdings in TransUnion were worth $6,338,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in TransUnion by 105.3% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 423 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. S Bank Fund Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of TransUnion in the first quarter worth about $44,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 194.1% in the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 553 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 55.4% in the first quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 909 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 33.0% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 943 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

TransUnion Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of TransUnion stock traded up $1.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $90.07. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,366,578 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,631,844. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $66.38 and a 52-week high of $113.17. The company has a market cap of $17.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.03, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.71. The firm's 50-day moving average is $91.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.66. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.09. TransUnion had a net margin of 8.99% and a return on equity of 16.08%. The company had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. The firm's revenue 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio is 23.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on TRU shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of TransUnion from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 target price (up previously from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.64.

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.