Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec Lowers Stock Position in TransUnion $TRU

Key Points

• Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec reduced its stake in TransUnion by 8.2%, selling 4,140 shares and bringing their total ownership to 46,474 shares worth approximately $3.86 million.
• TransUnion reported earnings of $1.08 per share for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations of $0.99, with a total revenue of $1.14 billion, a 9.5% increase year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115, which represents an annual yield of 0.5%, with the dividend payout ratio set at 23%.

Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec lessened its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 8.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 46,474 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 4,140 shares during the quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec's holdings in TransUnion were worth $3,856,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 105.3% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 423 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. S Bank Fund Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the first quarter worth about $44,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted 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 buying an additional 365 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in TransUnion by 55.4% in the 1st 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 during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in TransUnion by 33.0% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 943 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 972 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.89, for a total transaction of $90,289.08. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 7,108 shares of the company's stock, valued at $660,262.12. This trade represents a 12.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a 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 dated Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total value of $87,140.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 74,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,482,606.02. This represents a 1.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 4,972 shares of company stock worth $443,405. Corporate insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen lowered TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of TransUnion from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $112.64.

TransUnion Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE TRU traded up $1.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $90.07. 2,366,578 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,665,750. 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 twelve month low of $66.38 and a twelve month high of $113.17. The company has a market cap of $17.54 billion, a PE ratio of 24.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.71. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $91.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.60.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. The business's quarterly 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. Research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be issued 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 presently 23.00%.

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.