TransUnion's (TRU) "Hold" Rating Reiterated at Needham & Company LLC

Key Points

• TransUnion's stock has been given a "hold" rating by Needham & Company LLC, which is consistent with the ratings from several other analysts, with consensus indicating a "Moderate Buy" overall.
• The company's latest earnings report showed an EPS of $1.08, exceeding expectations and reflecting a 9.5% year-over-year revenue growth with total revenue of $1.14 billion.
• Shares of TransUnion are currently trading at $98.33, with a market cap of $19.18 billion and a P/E ratio of 52.30.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold" rating reiterated by Needham & Company LLC in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets raised TransUnion to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen lowered TransUnion from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Barclays cut their target price on TransUnion from $105.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 4th. 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 note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on TransUnion in a report on Thursday, April 10th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $84.00 target price on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $110.64.

TransUnion Trading Up 4.0%

Shares of TRU stock opened at $98.33 on Friday. TransUnion has a 1-year low of $66.38 and a 1-year high of $113.17. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $88.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $87.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 2.05. The firm has a market cap of $19.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.30, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.63.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 8.63% and a return on equity of 16.18%. The firm's revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total value of $87,140.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 74,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,482,606.02. The trade was a 1.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 3,000 shares of company stock worth $255,010 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Townsquare Capital LLC grew its holdings in TransUnion by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,311 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $956,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 7,193 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $633,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 11,380 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $944,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 58.7% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 454 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rovin Capital UT ADV raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 6,232 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $517,000 after purchasing an additional 195 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.

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