Lecap Asset Management Ltd. Acquires New Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 14,647 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,006,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 650,683 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $44,708,000 after purchasing an additional 5,795 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 6,770.8% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,298 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 3,250 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,095 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $487,000 after buying an additional 715 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 31.1% during the fourth quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 64,069 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $4,424,000 after buying an additional 15,196 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 77,056 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $5,335,000 after buying an additional 2,535 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

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

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of TRU stock traded down $2.34 on Friday, hitting $73.57. 1,469,818 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,327,695. The firm has a market cap of $14.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.38, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.61. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $42.09 and a 52 week high of $82.75. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.47.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $954.00 million for 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.70 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.57%. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio is currently -28.19%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on TRU. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $76.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $55.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, TransUnion currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $81.47.

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.