TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has received an average analyst rating of "Moderate Buy", with one sell recommendation, four holds, and ten buy ratings.
• The average 1-year price target for the stock is $112.46, with recent price objectives set as high as $118.00 by BMO Capital Markets.
• In its latest quarter, TransUnion reported $1.08 EPS, exceeding analysts' expectations and achieving a revenue of $1.14 billion, a 9.5% increase year over year.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the fifteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $112.4615.

TRU has been the subject of several research reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $105.00 target price (up previously from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU stock traded down $0.31 on Thursday, hitting $90.59. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,039,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,227,292. 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 has a 1 year low of $66.38 and a 1 year high of $113.17. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $90.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $87.92. The stock has a market cap of $17.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.65.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.08% and a net margin of 8.99%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. Equities analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total transaction of $87,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 74,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,482,606.02. This trade represents a 1.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 972 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.89, for a total transaction of $90,289.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 7,108 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $660,262.12. The trade was a 12.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 2,972 shares of company stock worth $262,339 in the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TRU. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 21,674,473 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,798,765,000 after acquiring an additional 2,134,342 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in TransUnion by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,264,902 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,515,804,000 after acquiring an additional 198,245 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 61.2% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,877,953 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $902,761,000 after purchasing an additional 4,128,104 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of TransUnion by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044,865 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $467,709,000 after buying an additional 503,969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its position in TransUnion by 41.7% in the second quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 4,739,103 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $417,041,000 after purchasing an additional 1,394,813 shares in the last quarter.

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.