Thematics Asset Management Has $12.74 Million Stock Holdings in TransUnion $TRU

Key Points

• Thematics Asset Management reduced its stake in TransUnion by 2.9% during Q1, now holding 153,458 shares valued at approximately $12.73 million, while several other hedge funds also adjusted their positions in the company.
• Insider trading activity includes Jennifer A. Williams selling 972 shares, leading to a 12.03% decrease in her ownership, and Steven M. Chaouki selling 1,000 shares, with total insider sales reaching $353,549 in the last three months.
• TransUnion's latest quarterly earnings showed an EPS of $1.08, surpassing expectations, alongside a projected FY 2025 EPS guidance of 4.030-4.140, indicating positive growth for the upcoming fiscal year.

Thematics Asset Management lowered its stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 2.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 153,458 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 4,542 shares during the quarter. Thematics Asset Management owned about 0.08% of TransUnion worth $12,735,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in TransUnion by 105.3% during 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 during the period. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. S Bank Fund Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the first quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 194.1% in the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 553 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $58,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TRU has been the subject of several research reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $105.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen cut TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price objective on TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.46.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other TransUnion news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 972 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.89, for a total transaction of $90,289.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 7,108 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $660,262.12. This trade represents a 12.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total value of $87,140.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 74,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,482,606.02. The trade was a 1.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 4,217 shares of company stock valued at $375,408. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU stock traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $89.15. The stock had a trading volume of 1,037,250 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,746,080. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.65. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $66.38 and a 52 week high of $113.17. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $87.15. 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 earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.10 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.08% and a net margin of 8.99%.TransUnion's quarterly revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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, equities research analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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 (DPR) is presently 23.00%.

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.