TransUnion $TRU Position Lowered by Amundi

Amundi lowered its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 30.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 678,892 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 300,558 shares during the quarter. Amundi owned about 0.35% of TransUnion worth $48,975,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in TransUnion by 35.1% during the second quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,993 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $288,000 after purchasing an additional 1,038 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 6,636.6% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 22,788,593 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,643,969,000 after buying an additional 22,450,313 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of TransUnion in the 2nd quarter valued at about $773,000. Saudi Central Bank grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 88.4% during the 2nd quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 13,506 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $974,000 after buying an additional 6,338 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the second quarter worth about $2,576,000.

TransUnion Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of TRU opened at $76.90 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $80.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.54. TransUnion has a 1-year low of $63.37 and a 1-year high of $95.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 15.08% and a return on equity of 16.29%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.08 earnings per share. TransUnion has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.180-1.210 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.750-4.830 EPS. Analysts expect that TransUnion will post 4.24 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. TransUnion's payout ratio is 13.19%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Alicia Zuiker sold 8,673 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.49, for a total value of $680,743.77. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 41,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,287,396.67. This trade represents a 17.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Jennifer Williams sold 1,070 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.57, for a total value of $90,489.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 4,327 shares in the company, valued at $365,934.39. This represents a 19.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 49,160 shares of company stock valued at $3,969,871. 0.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on TRU. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Bank of America cut their target price on TransUnion from $83.00 to $80.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on TransUnion from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on TransUnion from $85.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $94.38.

About TransUnion

TransUnion NYSE: TRU is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make more informed decisions. Its services use credit, identity, and other data to support lending, insurance, telecommunications, retail, employment, and other commercial activities.

The company provides credit reporting and risk-management solutions, including consumer credit information, scoring, decisioning tools, fraud detection, identity verification, and analytics. TransUnion also offers marketing and audience-insights products designed to help organizations understand and reach consumers, as well as consumer-facing services that provide access to credit information, monitoring, and identity-protection tools.

TransUnion traces its origins to 1968, when it was established as a holding company for a railroad-leasing business before developing into a consumer credit reporting organization.

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