Toth Financial Advisory Corp Has $6.63 Million Stock Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Toth Financial Advisory Corp boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 4.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 79,851 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 3,455 shares during the quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp's holdings in TransUnion were worth $6,627,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Huntington National Bank boosted its position in TransUnion by 58.7% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 454 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new position in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. Mizuho Bank Ltd. bought a new position in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at about $47,000.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.96, for a total value of $82,960.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 76,393 shares in the company, valued at $6,337,563.28. This trade represents a 1.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In the last three months, insiders have sold 3,000 shares of company stock valued at $251,180. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

TransUnion Stock Performance

NYSE TRU opened at $86.20 on Monday. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $81.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $66.38 and a 1 year high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.07. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.85% and a net margin of 6.80%. The firm had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.92 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, February 13th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to reacquire up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on TRU shares. Bank of America started coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. They issued an "underperform" rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. Oppenheimer upped their target price on TransUnion from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Monday, March 24th. Barclays reduced their price target on TransUnion from $105.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $109.69.

About TransUnion

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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