TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Steven Chaouki Sells 1,000 Shares

Key Points

• Insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock at an average price of $83.19, reducing his ownership by 1.52% to 64,592 shares, valued at approximately $5.37 million.
• TransUnion reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.08, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.99, and had a revenue of $1.14 billion, up 9.5% year-over-year.
• Several analysts have recently adjusted their price targets for TransUnion, with BMO Capital Markets raising it to $118.00, while Goldman Sachs lowered their target to $83.00.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.19, for a total value of $83,190.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 64,592 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,373,408.48. This trade represents a 1.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU traded up $3.88 during trading on Friday, reaching $77.39. 5,827,368 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,409,595. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.71. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $66.38 and a 1 year high of $113.17. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $89.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 2.02.

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

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd were given a $0.115 dividend. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 22nd. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio is currently 23.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TRU has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on TransUnion from $96.00 to $83.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their target price 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. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $110.79.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Penserra Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 12.8% during the 2nd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 1,055 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of TransUnion by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 7,193 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $633,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the period. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 1.4% in the first quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 11,380 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $944,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 3.2% in the first quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 6,232 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $517,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in TransUnion by 59.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 528 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the period.

About TransUnion

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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