TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Steven M. Chaouki Sells 1,000 Shares

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total transaction of $87,140.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 74,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,482,606.02. This represents a 1.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

TransUnion Price Performance

NYSE TRU traded up $1.72 on Thursday, hitting $91.88. 595,809 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,786,056. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $86.38 and a 200-day moving average of $87.87. The stock has a market cap of $17.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.63. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $66.38 and a 52 week high of $113.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.18% and a net margin of 8.63%. TransUnion's revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.92 earnings per share. Analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.115 per share. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 22nd. TransUnion's payout ratio is 24.47%.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Swedbank AB grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 180,502 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $14,980,000 after buying an additional 11,168 shares during the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in TransUnion by 18.6% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 41,618 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,454,000 after acquiring an additional 6,527 shares during the last quarter. First Hawaiian Bank increased its position in TransUnion by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 5,810 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 422 shares during the period. Strs Ohio bought a new position in TransUnion during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,168,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 1,318.2% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 312 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TRU has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays dropped their price target on TransUnion from $105.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of TransUnion from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $109.69.

TransUnion Company 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.