Zevin Asset Management LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Zevin Asset Management LLC reduced its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 9.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 91,374 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 9,733 shares during the quarter. Zevin Asset Management LLC's holdings in TransUnion were worth $6,278,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in TransUnion in the third quarter valued at $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of TransUnion during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its stake in TransUnion by 569.3% in the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 937 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 797 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in TransUnion by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,544 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in TransUnion during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $120,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other TransUnion news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the firm's 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 54,522 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,284,883.98. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 1st. The stock was 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,275 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,538. 0.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $77.99. 1,245,367 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,084,419. The company's 50-day moving average is $76.39 and its 200 day moving average is $68.55. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $42.09 and a 52 week high of $82.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.15 billion, a PE ratio of -54.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.

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

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 17th will be paid a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -29.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TRU has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Truist Financial raised their target price on TransUnion from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $83.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on TransUnion from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $83.60.

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.