Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Acquires 79,907 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 38.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 287,000 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 79,907 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.15% of TransUnion worth $23,818,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in TransUnion by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 72,428 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $6,011,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares during the period. XML Financial LLC bought a new position in TransUnion during the 1st quarter worth $1,209,000. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of TransUnion in the 1st quarter valued at $468,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 1,522,671 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $126,366,000 after purchasing an additional 50,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Retirement Systems bought a new position in shares of TransUnion in the 1st quarter valued at $1,099,000.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.96, for a total transaction of $82,960.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 76,393 shares in the company, valued at $6,337,563.28. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 3,000 shares of company stock worth $251,180. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

TransUnion Price Performance

TRU stock traded down $1.87 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $86.99. 5,271,800 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,779,204. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.97 billion, a PE ratio of 46.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.64. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $66.38 and a 52 week high of $113.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 2.05. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $85.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $87.99.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.07. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.18% and a net margin of 8.63%. The firm had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. The business's revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd were given a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.53%. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.47%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on TRU shares. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on TransUnion from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on TransUnion from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Barclays decreased their price target on TransUnion from $105.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $109.69.

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.