TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock Holdings Trimmed by Moore Capital Management LP

Moore Capital Management LP cut its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 73.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 15,847 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 44,914 shares during the quarter. Moore Capital Management LP's holdings in TransUnion were worth $1,469,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth $40,000. Huntington National Bank raised its position in TransUnion by 58.7% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 454 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at about $47,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Mizuho Bank Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other TransUnion news, EVP Venkat Achanta sold 1,821 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.74, for a total value of $174,342.54. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 105,443 shares in the company, valued at $10,095,112.82. The trade was a 1.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.96, for a total value of $82,960.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 76,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,337,563.28. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 4,021 shares of company stock worth $359,761 over the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

TransUnion Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE:TRU traded up $0.56 on Thursday, hitting $91.19. 1,073,643 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,668,608. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $81.23 and a 200-day moving average of $91.13. The stock has a market cap of $17.79 billion, a PE ratio of 62.46, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $66.38 and a fifty-two week high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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. TransUnion had a net margin of 6.80% and a return on equity of 15.85%. The firm had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.92 earnings per share. TransUnion's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, February 13th that authorizes the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to buy up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a $0.115 dividend. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.50%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TRU. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of TransUnion from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of TransUnion from $105.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on TransUnion from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $109.38.

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.