About TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)
TransUnion is a risk and information solutions provider to businesses and consumers. The Company provides consumer reports, risk scores, analytical services and decision capabilities to businesses. The Company operates through three segments: U.S. Information Services (USIS), International and Consumer Interactive. The USIS segment provides consumer reports, risk scores, analytical services and decisioning capabilities to businesses. The International segment provides services similar to its USIS segment to businesses in select regions outside the United States. The Consumer Interactive segment offers solutions that help consumers manage their personal finances and take precautions against identity theft. Businesses uses its solutions for their process workflows to assess consumer ability to pay for services, measure and manage debt portfolio risk, collect debt, verify consumer identities and investigate potential fraud.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Consumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies,
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorBusiness Services
SymbolNYSE:TRU
CUSIPN/A
Phone312-985-2000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.21%
Current Ratio1.61%
Quick Ratio1.28%
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio38.25
Forward P/E Ratio30.71
P/E Growth3.08
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.93 billion
Price / Sales6.21
Cash Flow$3.1015 per share
Price / Cash21.09
Book Value$10.52 per share
Price / Book6.22
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.71
Net Income$441.20 million
Net Margins22.41%
Return on Equity20.95%
Return on Assets7.13%
Miscellaneous
Employees5,100
Outstanding Shares183,600,000
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Frequently Asked Questions
What is TransUnion's stock symbol?
TransUnion trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "TRU."
How will TransUnion's stock buyback program work?
TransUnion declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, April 11th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 4.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
How were TransUnion's earnings last quarter?
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April, 20th. The business services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.07. The business services provider earned $537.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $507.68 million. TransUnion had a return on equity of 20.95% and a net margin of 22.41%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS. View TransUnion's Earnings History.
When is TransUnion's next earnings date?
What guidance has TransUnion issued on next quarter's earnings?
TransUnion updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Friday, April, 20th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.37-2.41 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.31. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.17-2.185 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.13 billion.TransUnion also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.59-0.60 EPS.
What price target have analysts set for TRU?
12 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for TransUnion's shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $78.00. On average, they anticipate TransUnion's share price to reach $65.80 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for TransUnion.
Who are some of TransUnion's key competitors?
Who are TransUnion's key executives?
TransUnion's management team includes the folowing people:
- James M. Peck, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director (Age 53)
- Todd M. Cello, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President (Age 42)
- John W. Blenke, Executive Vice President, General Counsel (Age 61)
- Christopher A. Cartwright, Executive Vice President - U.S. Information Services (Age 51)
- John T. Danaher, Executive Vice President - Consumer Interactive (Age 52)
- Gerald M. McCarthy Jr., Executive Vice President - Healthcare (Age 47)
- David M. Neenan, Executive Vice President - International (Age 51)
- Suzanne P. Clark, Director (Age 49)
- Christopher Egan, Director (Age 40)
- Siddharth N. Mehta, Director (Age 58)
When did TransUnion IPO?
(TRU) raised $651 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, June 25th 2015. The company issued 29,600,000 shares at $21.00-$23.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities, RBC Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities and Credit Suisse served as the underwriters for the IPO and Drexel Hamilton, Evercore ISI, Loop Capital Markets and Stifel were co-managers.
Has TransUnion been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about TRU stock have been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. TransUnion earned a news impact score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the business services provider an impact score of 46.38 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.
How do I buy shares of TransUnion?
Shares of TRU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is TransUnion's stock price today?
One share of TRU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $65.41.
How big of a company is TransUnion?
TransUnion has a market capitalization of $12.04 billion and generates $1.93 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $441.20 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.71 on an earnings per share basis. TransUnion employs 5,100 workers across the globe.
How can I contact TransUnion?
TransUnion's mailing address is 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL, 60661. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 312-985-2000 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for TransUnion (TRU)
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TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Price Target and Consensus Rating
(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
12 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for TransUnion in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $65.80, suggesting that the stock has a possible upside of 0.60%. The high price target for TRU is $78.00 and the low price target for TRU is $48.00. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Buy."
| Today | 30 Days Ago | 90 Days Ago | 180 Days Ago |
| Consensus Rating: | Buy | Buy | Buy | Buy |
| Consensus Rating Score: | 2.83 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 2.88 |
| Ratings Breakdown: | 0 Sell Rating(s)
2 Hold Rating(s)
10 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 0 Sell Rating(s)
1 Hold Rating(s)
10 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 0 Sell Rating(s)
1 Hold Rating(s)
10 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 0 Sell Rating(s)
1 Hold Rating(s)
7 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) |
| Consensus Price Target: | $65.80 | $60.00 | $57.60 | $50.25 |
| Price Target Upside: | 0.60% upside | 9.19% upside | 0.45% downside | 6.51% downside |
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Consensus Price Target History
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Analyst Ratings History
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(Data available from 4/25/2016 forward)
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Dividend History by Quarter
| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
|---|
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
TransUnion (NYSE TRU) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History
Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.18%
TransUnion (NYSE TRU) Insider Trading History
| Transaction Date | Insider Name | Title | Buy/Sell | Number of Shares | Average Share Price | Total Transaction | Shares Held After Transaction | Details |
|---|
| 4/2/2018 | Timothy Elberfeld | CAO | Sell | 294 | $56.87 | $16,719.78 | 15,356 |  |
| 3/14/2018 | David M Neenan | EVP | Sell | 50,000 | $58.42 | $2,921,000.00 | 99,583 | |
| 3/8/2018 | James M Peck | Insider | Sell | 18,342 | $57.60 | $1,056,499.20 | 257,627 | |
| 3/1/2018 | Timothy Elberfeld | CAO | Sell | 1,450 | $56.92 | $82,534.00 | | |
| 2/16/2018 | James M Peck | Insider | Sell | 18,629 | $58.17 | $1,083,648.93 | 221,886 | |
| 2/16/2018 | John T Danaher | EVP | Sell | 85,630 | $58.34 | $4,995,654.20 | 61,794 | |
| 12/15/2017 | James M Peck | Insider | Sell | 215,381 | $54.80 | $11,802,878.80 | 402,343 | |
| 12/13/2017 | James M Peck | CEO | Sell | 200,000 | $54.74 | $10,948,000.00 | 402,343 | |
| 12/5/2017 | John T Danaher | EVP | Sell | 25,000 | $54.92 | $1,373,000.00 | 61,619 | |
| 12/1/2017 | James M Peck | Insider | Sell | 35,886 | $54.93 | $1,971,217.98 | 202,343 | |
| 11/21/2017 | Christopher A Cartwright | EVP | Sell | 234,565 | $55.05 | $12,912,803.25 | 105,917 | |
| 11/16/2017 | Christopher A. Cartwright | EVP | Sell | 85,175 | $54.18 | $4,614,781.50 | | |
| 11/14/2017 | John W Blenke | EVP | Sell | 10,000 | $54.25 | $542,500.00 | 49,717 | |
| 11/2/2017 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Major Shareholder | Sell | 3,698,137 | $52.25 | $193,227,658.25 | | |
| 11/2/2017 | James M Peck | CEO | Sell | 18,106 | $52.25 | $946,038.50 | 202,343 | |
| 11/2/2017 | John W Blenke | EVP | Sell | 20,000 | $52.25 | $1,045,000.00 | 59,717 | |
| 11/2/2017 | Siddharth N Mehta | Director | Sell | 65,000 | $52.25 | $3,396,250.00 | 33,389 | |
| 11/1/2017 | Todd M Cello | CFO | Sell | 4,110 | $52.97 | $217,706.70 | 21,963 | |
| 10/27/2017 | James M Peck | Insider | Sell | 18,864 | $52.41 | $988,662.24 | 239,313 | |
| 10/6/2017 | Timothy Elberfeld | CAO | Sell | 182 | $49.33 | $8,978.06 | | |
| 9/18/2017 | Andrew Burgess | Director | Sell | 20,000 | $0.20 | $4,000.00 | | |
| 9/14/2017 | Samuel A Hamood | EVP | Sell | 21,341 | $42.95 | $916,595.95 | 20,243 | |
| 9/1/2017 | James M Peck | Insider | Sell | 39,229 | $47.83 | $1,876,323.07 | 202,343 | |
| 8/29/2017 | Andrew Burgess | Director | Sell | 15,000 | $0.21 | $3,150.00 | | |
| 8/15/2017 | John W Blenke | EVP | Sell | 10,000 | $46.24 | $462,400.00 | 79,717 | |
| 8/4/2017 | Christopher Egan | Director | Sell | 201,753 | $45.60 | $9,199,936.80 | | |
| 8/4/2017 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Major Shareholder | Sell | 13,734,177 | $45.60 | $626,278,471.20 | | |
| 8/4/2017 | John W Blenke | EVP | Sell | 25,000 | $45.60 | $1,140,000.00 | 89,717 | |
| 7/28/2017 | James M Peck | Insider | Sell | 75,658 | $45.46 | $3,439,412.68 | 276,284 | |
| 7/28/2017 | Timothy Elberfeld | CAO | Sell | 902 | $45.43 | $40,977.86 | 15,423 | |
| 5/16/2017 | John W Blenke | EVP | Sell | 10,000 | $41.82 | $418,200.00 | 114,717 | |
| 5/2/2017 | David M Neenan | EVP | Sell | 60,000 | $39.15 | $2,349,000.00 | 80,430 | |
| 5/2/2017 | George M Awad | Director | Sell | 13,500 | $39.15 | $528,525.00 | 6,646 | |
| 5/2/2017 | International Corp/Ma Advent | Major Shareholder | Sell | 11,027,445 | $39.15 | $431,724,471.75 | | |
| 5/2/2017 | James M. Peck | Insider | Sell | 65,000 | $39.15 | $2,544,750.00 | | |
| 5/2/2017 | Samuel A Hamood | CFO | Sell | 145,000 | $39.15 | $5,676,750.00 | 20,243 | |
| 4/18/2017 | John T Danaher | EVP | Sell | 6,530 | $38.22 | $249,576.60 | 43,149 | |
| 4/17/2017 | John W Blenke | EVP | Sell | 10,000 | $38.20 | $382,000.00 | 134,717 | |
| 3/22/2017 | Christopher Egan | Director | Sell | 16,674 | $36.57 | $609,768.18 | | |
| 3/22/2017 | International Corp/Ma Advent | Major Shareholder | Sell | 992,500 | $36.57 | $36,295,725.00 | | |
| 3/14/2017 | Sumit Rajpal | Director | Buy | 1,057 | $37.72 | $39,870.04 | | |
| 2/22/2017 | Christopher Egan | Director | Sell | 163,472 | $36.57 | $5,978,171.04 | | |
| 2/22/2017 | International Corp/Ma Advent | Major Shareholder | Sell | 9,730,500 | $36.57 | $355,844,385.00 | | |
| 2/22/2017 | James M Peck | Insider | Sell | 118,514 | $36.80 | $4,361,315.20 | 216,132 | |
| 2/22/2017 | John T Danaher | EVP | Sell | 10,000 | $36.57 | $365,700.00 | 37,261 | |
| 2/22/2017 | Samuel A Hamood | CFO | Sell | 70,859 | $36.62 | $2,594,856.58 | 20,243 | |
| 9/14/2016 | James M Peck | Insider | Sell | 75,000 | $32.82 | $2,461,500.00 | 334,786 | |
| 9/14/2016 | John W Blenke | EVP | Sell | 25,000 | $32.82 | $820,500.00 | 160,163 | |
| 9/14/2016 | Samuel A Hamood | CFO | Sell | 30,000 | $32.82 | $984,600.00 | | |
| 9/14/2016 | Sumit Rajpal | Director | Sell | 7,906,000 | $32.82 | $259,474,920.00 | | |
| 8/24/2016 | Timothy Elberfeld | VP | Sell | 4,891 | $32.80 | $160,424.80 | | |
| 8/4/2016 | Gerald M. Mccarthy, Jr. | EVP | Sell | 12,522 | $32.22 | $403,458.84 | | |
| 6/10/2016 | Christopher Egan | Director | Sell | 302,401 | $31.25 | $9,450,031.25 | | |
| 6/10/2016 | International Corp/Ma Advent | Major Shareholder | Sell | 18,000,000 | $31.25 | $562,500,000.00 | | |
| 5/16/2016 | James M Peck | CEO | Sell | 91,889 | $31.36 | $2,881,639.04 | 772,323 | |
| 5/16/2016 | John W Blenke | EVP | Sell | 6,000 | $31.36 | $188,160.00 | 191,163 | |
| 5/16/2016 | Samuel A Hamood | CFO | Sell | 25,228 | $31.36 | $791,150.08 | 38,538 | |
| 6/30/2015 | James M Peck | CEO | Buy | 2,500 | $22.50 | $56,250.00 | | |
| 6/30/2015 | James V Pieper | CAO | Buy | 6,850 | $22.50 | $154,125.00 | | |
| 6/30/2015 | John T Danaher | EVP | Buy | 2,000 | $22.50 | $45,000.00 | | |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
TransUnion (NYSE TRU) News Headlines
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| Date | Headline |
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 | TransUnion lines up $1.4 billion in loans for Callcredit acquisition
www.reuters.com - April 25 at 4:51 PM |
 | TransUnion lines up US$1.4bn in loans for Callcredit acquisition
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 4:51 PM |
 | TransUnion Partners with Nova Credit to Improve Financial Access for New Canadians
globenewswire.com - April 25 at 9:09 AM |
| TransUnion Partners with Nova Credit to Improve Financial Access for New Canadians
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 9:09 AM |
| Can The Uptrend Continue for TransUnion (TRU)?
finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 4:56 PM |
 | TransUnion (TRU) Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research to "Buy"
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 3:00 PM |
 | TransUnion's (TRU) Q1 Earnings, Revenue Surpass Estimates
www.nasdaq.com - April 24 at 9:05 AM |
| TransUnion's (TRU) Q1 Earnings, Revenue Surpass Estimates
finance.yahoo.com - April 23 at 4:40 PM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Given a $65.00 Price Target at Wells Fargo
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 10:54 AM |
| Robert W. Baird Increases TransUnion (TRU) Price Target to $74.00
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 10:24 AM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Price Target Increased to $75.00 by Analysts at Barclays
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 10:23 AM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Price Target Raised to $78.00 at SunTrust Banks
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 10:22 AM |
| Today’s Research Reports on Stocks to Watch: TransUnion and Limelight Networks
finance.yahoo.com - April 23 at 8:54 AM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Price Target Raised to $74.00 at Stifel Nicolaus
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 8:46 AM |
| Morgan Stanley Raises TransUnion (TRU) Price Target to $62.00
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 8:46 AM |
| PRA Group (PRAA) vs. TransUnion (TRU) Financial Survey
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 21 at 9:08 PM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Beats on Q1 Earnings, 2018 Guidance Up
finance.yahoo.com - April 21 at 9:00 AM |
| US STOCKS ON THE MOVE-GE, Schlumberger, Twitter, Pinnacle Foods, TransUnion
www.nasdaq.com - April 20 at 4:44 PM |
 | TransUnion 2018 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Slides
seekingalpha.com - April 20 at 4:44 PM |
| Bears Hit Stocks, Apple Challenges 200-Day But These 5 Leaders Buck Sell-Off
finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 4:44 PM |
| TransUnion expands into Europe with $1.4 billion Callcredit deal
finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 4:44 PM |
| TransUnion expands into Europe with $1.4 bln Callcredit deal
finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 4:44 PM |
| Why Cleveland-Cliffs, Limelight Networks, and TransUnion Jumped Today
finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 4:44 PM |
 | TransUnion Stock Soars on Q1 Earnings Beat
investorplace.com - April 20 at 12:38 PM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.11 EPS
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 10:30 AM |
| Earnings Reaction History: TRANSUNION, 100.0% Follow-Through Indicator, 5.9% Sensitive
www.nasdaq.com - April 20 at 9:17 AM |
| BRIEF-Transunion Announces Agreement To Acquire Callcredit
www.reuters.com - April 20 at 9:17 AM |
 | TransUnion (TRU) Beats on Q1 Earnings, 2018 Guidance Up April 20, 2018
www.zacks.com - April 20 at 9:17 AM |
| BRIEF-Transunion Announces Qtrly Adjusted Earnings Per Share $0.57 and Agreement To Acquire Callcredit
www.reuters.com - April 20 at 9:17 AM |
| TransUnion to buy UK-based Callcredit for $1.4 billion
www.reuters.com - April 20 at 9:17 AM |
| TransUnion Poised To Clear Buy Point On Strong Q1 Results, Outlook
finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 9:17 AM |
| UPDATE: Transunion to acquire UK's Callcredit for $1.4 billion, stock jump 6% premarket
finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 9:17 AM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Updates FY18 Earnings Guidance
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 8:51 AM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Updates Q2 Earnings Guidance
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 8:50 AM |
 | TransUnion Announces Agreement to Acquire Callcredit
feeds.benzinga.com - April 20 at 7:51 AM |
| Revenue Growth, Tax Cut to Aid TransUnion's (TRU) Q1 Earnings
www.zacks.com - April 19 at 9:05 AM |
| Revenue Growth, Tax Cut to Aid TransUnion's (TRU) Q1 Earnings
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 9:05 AM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Lowered to Hold at Zacks Investment Research
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 1:54 PM |
 | Global Credit Referencing Market 2018 with Equifax, Experian, TransUnion, FICO, and Dun & Bradstreet Dominating ...
www.businesswire.com - April 16 at 4:40 PM |
| Head to Head Analysis: Moody's (MCO) versus TransUnion (TRU)
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 15 at 5:30 PM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Given Buy Rating at Cowen
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 15 at 9:31 AM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $506.72 Million
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 15 at 2:48 AM |
| Brokerages Expect TransUnion (TRU) to Announce $0.51 EPS
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 5:17 PM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Friday
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 1:13 AM |
| 5 Reasons Why TransUnion (TRU) is an Attractive Pick Now
www.zacks.com - April 12 at 9:56 AM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 11 at 1:24 AM |
| TransUnion (TRU) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at BidaskClub
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 10 at 1:43 PM |
| TransUnion Boosts Entrepreneurial Innovation with New Startup Credit Kit
finance.yahoo.com - April 10 at 9:32 AM |
 | Stock Review for Business Services Investors -- Team, TransUnion, Verisk Analytics, and Worldpay
www.prnewswire.com - April 9 at 9:20 AM |
| Reviewing Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) and TransUnion (TRU)
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 10:15 AM |
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