Scientech Research LLC Makes New Investment in TransUnion $TRU

Scientech Research LLC acquired a new position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 11,308 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $938,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 1.4% in the first quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 11,380 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $944,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 3.2% in the first quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 6,232 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $517,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 23,697 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. New Century Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 8.7% in the first quarter. New Century Financial Group LLC now owns 2,643 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased 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 purchasing an additional 217 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred 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. The trade was a 1.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 755 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred 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 approximately $503,425.86. The trade was a 11.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 4,972 shares of company stock valued at $443,405. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $105.00 target price (up previously from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday, July 25th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price 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. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Oppenheimer boosted 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective 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. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $112.64.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TRU opened at $90.07 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $91.26 and a 200 day moving average of $86.60. The stock has a market cap of $17.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.71. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.38 and a 12 month high of $113.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09.

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, beating the consensus estimate 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 previous year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. TransUnion's revenue for the quarter 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, sell-side analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. TransUnion's payout ratio is presently 23.00%.

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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