Toth Financial Advisory Corp Buys 4,372 Shares of TransUnion $TRU

Key Points

• Toth Financial Advisory Corp has increased its stake in TransUnion by 5.5%, acquiring an additional 4,372 shares, bringing its total holdings to 84,223 shares valued at approximately $7.41 million.
• TransUnion reported earnings per share of $1.08 for the recent quarter, surpassing analyst estimates of $0.99, with revenues reaching $1.14 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share, representing an annualized dividend payout of $0.46 and a yield of 0.5%.

Toth Financial Advisory Corp lifted its stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 5.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 84,223 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 4,372 shares during the period. Toth Financial Advisory Corp's holdings in TransUnion were worth $7,412,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 10.9% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 21,674,473 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,798,765,000 after purchasing an additional 2,134,342 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,264,902 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,515,804,000 after acquiring an additional 198,245 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 61.2% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,877,953 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $902,761,000 after acquiring an additional 4,128,104 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in TransUnion by 0.9% in the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,411,925 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $283,156,000 after purchasing an additional 28,996 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in TransUnion by 15.3% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,146,693 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $261,144,000 after purchasing an additional 418,693 shares during the last quarter.

TransUnion Trading Down 2.8%

NYSE:TRU opened at $89.90 on Friday. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $66.38 and a 52 week high of $113.17. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $91.27 and a 200 day moving average of $86.62. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $17.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.95, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.71.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 8.99% and a return on equity of 16.08%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. 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 anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 755 shares of the firm's 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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 5,691 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $503,425.86. This trade represents a 11.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 5,337 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.01, for a total transaction of $480,383.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,011 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,071,220.11. This represents a 18.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 10,309 shares of company stock valued at $923,789 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on TRU shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Needham & Company LLC raised TransUnion from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, TransUnion currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.

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