Steven M. Chaouki Sells 1,000 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.91, for a total value of $84,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 75,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,401,619.63. This trade represents a 1.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

TransUnion Price Performance

NYSE TRU traded down $1.04 on Thursday, reaching $86.15. The company had a trading volume of 2,110,989 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,713,529. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.81 billion, a PE ratio of 59.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.67. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $81.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $89.55. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.38 and a 12 month high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.92 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, February 13th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to reacquire up to 2.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.53%. TransUnion's payout ratio is presently 24.47%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TransUnion

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,430 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $133,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the period. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in TransUnion by 12.1% during the fourth quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 7,529 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $698,000 after acquiring an additional 813 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its position in TransUnion by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 3,054,632 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $283,195,000 after acquiring an additional 188,300 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its position in TransUnion by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 3,608 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in TransUnion during the fourth quarter worth about $82,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TRU has been the subject of several recent research reports. Oppenheimer increased their price target on TransUnion from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Barclays decreased their price target 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. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on TransUnion from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Monday, March 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $109.69.

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.