DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Acquires 15,196 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 31.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 64,069 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 15,196 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale's holdings in TransUnion were worth $4,424,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 2.9% during the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,730 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $483,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 13,272 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,372,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 6,298 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $433,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. Echo Street Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Echo Street Capital Management LLC now owns 37,816 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,146,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KB Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 86.5% in the 1st quarter. KB Financial Partners LLC now owns 485 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the last quarter.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU traded down $2.36 on Friday, hitting $73.55. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,469,818 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,577,164. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $76.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $67.96. The firm has a market cap of $14.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.61. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $42.09 and a 12 month high of $82.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $954.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $927.04 million. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.50% and a positive return on equity of 13.58%. TransUnion's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.70 EPS. Analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.31 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -28.19%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on TRU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $69.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $55.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $63.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, December 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $81.47.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total value of $144,307.50. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total value of $144,307.50. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 22,033 shares in the company, valued at $1,720,777.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,275 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,538. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

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.