TransUnion $TRU Shares Bought by Prudential PLC

Key Points

• Prudential PLC has increased its holdings in TransUnion by 462.4%, owning 13,768 shares worth approximately $1.14 million after acquiring 11,320 shares in the first quarter.
• Wall Street analysts have mixed ratings for TransUnion, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a target price of $112.46, while ten analysts have rated it as a buy.
• TransUnion recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.115, representing an annualized dividend of $0.46 and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

Prudential PLC increased its position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 462.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,768 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 11,320 shares during the quarter. Prudential PLC's holdings in TransUnion were worth $1,143,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its position in TransUnion by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,311 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $956,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 11,380 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $944,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 6,232 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $517,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,390 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $222,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 23,697 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 972 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.89, for a total transaction of $90,289.08. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 7,108 shares in the company, valued at $660,262.12. This trade represents a 12.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.21, for a total value of $91,210.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 73,393 shares in the company, valued at $6,694,175.53. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 3,972 shares of company stock worth $353,549 over the last ninety days. 0.25% of the stock is owned by insiders.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU traded down $0.7450 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $87.4950. 494,792 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,052,781. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $90.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $87.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.65. 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 has a 1-year low of $66.38 and a 1-year high of $113.17.

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

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 22nd. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on TRU. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 price objective (up previously from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.46.

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.