TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Earns "Hold (C)" Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• TransUnion's stock received a "hold (C)" rating from Weiss Ratings, indicating a cautious outlook on the company's performance.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for TransUnion, with Oppenheimer increasing it from $100 to $108 and BMO Capital Markets from $115 to $118.
• For Q2 2025, TransUnion reported earnings of $1.08 EPS, exceeding analysts' expectations, and projected an annual EPS of 3.99 for the current year.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on TRU. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of TransUnion to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $105.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised shares of TransUnion from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $110.79.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TRU traded up $2.76 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $79.11. The company had a trading volume of 3,465,024 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,422,043. The company has a fifty day moving average of $88.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $86.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.71. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.38 and a 12 month high of $113.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 8.99% and a return on equity of 16.08%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. TransUnion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.030-4.140 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.990-1.040 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.19, for a total value of $83,190.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 64,592 shares in the company, valued at $5,373,408.48. The trade was a 1.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 5,337 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.01, for a total transaction of $480,383.37. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 23,011 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,071,220.11. This represents a 18.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 10,309 shares of company stock worth $919,839. 0.25% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 9.9% in the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 7,038 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $584,000 after buying an additional 633 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 3.9% in the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 17,952 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,490,000 after buying an additional 671 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 4.0% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 18,311 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,520,000 after buying an additional 709 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 4.9% in the first quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 39,174 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,251,000 after purchasing an additional 1,819 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 105.3% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 423 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period.

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.

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