XML Financial LLC Takes $1.21 Million Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

XML Financial LLC acquired a new position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 14,564 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,209,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in TRU. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 700,518 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $64,945,000 after purchasing an additional 22,826 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 62.1% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,097 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $194,000 after acquiring an additional 803 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 39.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 315,530 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $29,253,000 after acquiring an additional 89,340 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 733 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 62.6% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 805 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the last quarter.

TransUnion Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of TransUnion stock traded up $3.04 on Tuesday, hitting $89.93. 1,991,381 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,744,420. The stock has a market cap of $17.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.84, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a quick ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. The firm's 50-day moving average is $84.58 and its 200 day moving average is $88.20. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $66.38 and a 52-week high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.07 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.18% and a net margin of 8.63%. The business's revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.92 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.115 per share. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.51%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 22nd. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TRU has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $84.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $109.69.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.96, for a total transaction of $82,960.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 3,000 shares of company stock worth $251,180 over the last ninety days. 0.25% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.