DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main Has $1.92 Million Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main cut its stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 77.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 20,670 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 69,086 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main's holdings in TransUnion were worth $1,916,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in TransUnion by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,311 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $956,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in TransUnion by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,597 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,261,000 after buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in TransUnion by 14.4% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,094 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $101,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in TransUnion by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 3,608 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $334,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in TransUnion by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,642 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $245,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, EVP Venkat Achanta sold 1,821 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.74, for a total transaction of $174,342.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 105,443 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,095,112.82. The trade was a 1.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.96, for a total value of $82,960.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 76,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,337,563.28. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 4,021 shares of company stock valued at $359,761 over the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TransUnion stock traded down $0.73 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $90.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,145,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,673,892. The firm has a market cap of $17.70 billion, a PE ratio of 62.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.67. The business's 50-day moving average price is $81.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.21. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $66.38 and a 52 week high of $113.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.85% and a net margin of 6.80%. TransUnion's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.92 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, February 13th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to buy up to 2.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be paid a $0.115 dividend. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.47%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on TRU. Barclays cut their price target on shares of TransUnion from $105.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Monday, March 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, TransUnion currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $109.38.

TransUnion 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.