TransUnion (TRU) Competitors $84.55 +2.12 (+2.57%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$84.46 -0.09 (-0.11%) As of 06:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TRU vs. PYPL, WCN, TCOM, IQV, CPAY, GIB, TOST, AER, GRAB, and RDDTShould you be buying TransUnion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransUnion include PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), Corpay (CPAY), CGI (GIB), Toast (TOST), AerCap (AER), Grab (GRAB), and Reddit (RDDT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. TransUnion vs. PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Corpay CGI Toast AerCap Grab Reddit PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is PYPL or TRU more profitable? PayPal has a net margin of 13.04% compared to TransUnion's net margin of 6.80%. PayPal's return on equity of 23.67% beat TransUnion's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PayPal13.04% 23.67% 5.83% TransUnion 6.80%15.85%6.13% Does the media prefer PYPL or TRU? In the previous week, PayPal had 31 more articles in the media than TransUnion. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for PayPal and 21 mentions for TransUnion. TransUnion's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat PayPal's score of 1.20 indicating that TransUnion is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 35 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TransUnion 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, PYPL or TRU? PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than TransUnion. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransUnion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPayPal$31.89B2.18$4.15B$4.4715.98TransUnion$4.26B3.87$284.30M$1.8844.99 Do analysts recommend PYPL or TRU? PayPal presently has a consensus target price of $83.68, suggesting a potential upside of 17.11%. TransUnion has a consensus target price of $109.69, suggesting a potential upside of 29.70%. Given TransUnion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TransUnion is more favorable than PayPal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.51TransUnion 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PYPL or TRU? 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of TransUnion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PYPL or TRU? PayPal received 1316 more outperform votes than TransUnion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.16% of users gave PayPal an outperform vote while only 67.34% of users gave TransUnion an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPayPalOutperform Votes184675.16% Underperform Votes61024.84% TransUnionOutperform Votes53067.34% Underperform Votes25732.66% Which has more volatility & risk, PYPL or TRU? PayPal has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TransUnion has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPayPal beats TransUnion on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TransUnion News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TRU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TRU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTransUnionConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.50B$42.62B$24.39B$19.32BDividend Yield0.51%0.96%2.48%3.83%P/E Ratio57.9339.6133.3334.57Price / Sales3.875.19286.1334.85Price / Cash15.1717.9930.9317.51Price / Book3.826.225.424.69Net Income$284.30M$984.76M$196.34M$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.25%-2.72%-0.27%-1.73%1 Month Performance12.01%4.64%16.41%7.51%1 Year Performance9.65%11.17%17.90%4.13% TransUnion Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TRUTransUnion4.8044 of 5 stars$84.55+2.6%$109.69+29.7%+7.5%$16.50B$4.26B57.9112,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPYPLPayPal4.7702 of 5 stars$72.31+2.9%$83.68+15.7%+11.8%$70.32B$31.89B18.0329,900Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.2719 of 5 stars$186.04-4.7%$208.21+11.9%+18.4%$48.07B$9.08B77.8422,100Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeTCOMTrip.com Group4.975 of 5 stars$65.52+6.6%$77.08+17.6%+11.5%$42.80B$53.29B19.6233,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIQVIQVIA4.9289 of 5 stars$156.09+4.8%$231.71+48.4%-40.1%$27.00B$15.50B20.8186,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCPAYCorpay4.3361 of 5 stars$349.68+6.8%$395.07+13.0%+20.1%$24.57B$4.05B25.0110,500Positive NewsGIBCGI3.9056 of 5 stars$107.99+1.9%$156.75+45.2%+2.3%$24.48B$15.14B19.5390,000Positive NewsTOSTToast2.6128 of 5 stars$42.85+4.9%$40.91-4.5%+61.3%$21.31B$5.22B-4,280.324,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAERAerCap3.4363 of 5 stars$111.37+1.6%$118.00+6.0%+22.5%$20.80B$8.06B8.82740Positive NewsGRABGrab1.8258 of 5 stars$4.99+1.8%$5.60+12.1%+29.3%$20.09B$2.92B-249.509,490Gap UpRDDTReddit3.8735 of 5 stars$111.05+2.4%$140.35+26.4%+61.4%$20.09B$1.45B-14.372,013Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PayPal Alternatives Waste Connections Alternatives Trip.com Group Alternatives IQVIA Alternatives Corpay Alternatives CGI Alternatives Toast Alternatives AerCap Alternatives Grab Alternatives Reddit Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TRU) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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