Amica Mutual Insurance Co. Invests $792,000 in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Amica Mutual Insurance Co. acquired a new stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 11,530 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $792,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in TransUnion during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in TransUnion by 569.3% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 937 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 797 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 35.0% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,544 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of TransUnion during the 3rd quarter worth $120,000.

TransUnion Trading Up 1.9 %

TRU traded up $1.42 during trading on Monday, hitting $75.91. 1,461,836 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,710,233. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $76.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.85. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $42.09 and a 1 year high of $82.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The firm has a market cap of $14.74 billion, a P/E ratio of -52.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.61.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $977.62 million. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 14.26% and a negative net margin of 7.02%. As a group, analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. TransUnion's payout ratio is -29.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TransUnion news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total value of $943,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 54,522 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,284,883.98. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president now owns 22,033 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,720,777.30. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total transaction of $943,080.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 54,522 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,284,883.98. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,275 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,538 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.28% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on TRU. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. Truist Financial increased their target price on TransUnion from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on TransUnion from $69.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $85.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $83.60.

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.

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