Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Sells 3,781 Shares of TransUnion $TRU

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio cut its holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 3.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 119,766 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 3,781 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio owned about 0.06% of TransUnion worth $10,539,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in TransUnion by 1,318.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 312 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in TransUnion by 132.7% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 349 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in TransUnion by 105.3% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 423 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its stake in TransUnion by 301.0% in the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 413 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the last quarter. Finally, S Bank Fund Management Ltd bought a new position in TransUnion in the first quarter valued at approximately $44,000.

TransUnion Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:TRU opened at $85.19 on Friday. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.38 and a 12 month high of $113.17. 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's fifty day simple moving average is $90.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $86.68. The firm has a market cap of $16.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.59, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.71.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. The firm'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. As a group, research analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 5,337 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.01, for a total transaction of $480,383.37. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,011 shares in the company, valued at $2,071,220.11. This trade represents a 18.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion 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 owned 65,592 shares in the company, valued at $5,648,783.04. The trade was a 1.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 10,309 shares of company stock worth $923,789 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on TRU shares. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of TransUnion from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, UBS Group reissued 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. Eleven equities 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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.

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