TransUnion (TRU) Competitors $85.09 +1.58 (+1.89%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$84.97 -0.12 (-0.14%) As of 04:59 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. WCN, TCOM, IQV, GIB, CPAY, RDDT, AER, GRAB, GFL, and RBAShould you be buying TransUnion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransUnion include Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), CGI (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), Reddit (RDDT), AerCap (AER), Grab (GRAB), GFL Environmental (GFL), and RB Global (RBA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. TransUnion vs. Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA CGI Corpay Reddit AerCap Grab GFL Environmental RB Global TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRU or WCN? 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of TransUnion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is TRU or WCN more profitable? Waste Connections has a net margin of 6.92% compared to TransUnion's net margin of 6.80%. TransUnion's return on equity of 15.85% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TransUnion6.80% 15.85% 6.13% Waste Connections 6.92%15.54%6.33% Is TRU or WCN a better dividend stock? TransUnion pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. TransUnion pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has better valuation and earnings, TRU or WCN? Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than TransUnion. TransUnion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTransUnion$4.26B3.90$284.30M$1.8845.26Waste Connections$9.08B5.63$617.57M$2.4381.38 Does the media favor TRU or WCN? In the previous week, Waste Connections had 12 more articles in the media than TransUnion. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Waste Connections and 24 mentions for TransUnion. TransUnion's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.34 indicating that TransUnion is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TransUnion 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Waste Connections 11 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer TRU or WCN? TransUnion currently has a consensus target price of $109.38, indicating a potential upside of 28.55%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of $208.21, indicating a potential upside of 5.29%. Given TransUnion's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe TransUnion is more favorable than Waste Connections.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TransUnion 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRU or WCN? Waste Connections received 343 more outperform votes than TransUnion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.85% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 67.30% of users gave TransUnion an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTransUnionOutperform Votes52967.30% Underperform Votes25732.70% Waste ConnectionsOutperform Votes87274.85% Underperform Votes29325.15% Which has more volatility & risk, TRU or WCN? TransUnion has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWaste Connections beats TransUnion on 16 of the 21 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$16.60B$42.75B$22.30B$19.22BDividend Yield0.55%1.00%2.59%4.00%P/E Ratio58.2839.6331.1633.45Price / Sales3.905.23172.6329.18Price / Cash15.1717.9931.5117.52Price / Book3.846.195.604.55Net Income$284.30M$984.76M$194.12M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.60%1.50%2.47%2.18%1 Month Performance-0.67%-0.93%15.73%-2.05%1 Year Performance13.95%17.05%29.68%5.45% TransUnion Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TRUTransUnion4.874 of 5 stars$85.09+1.9%$109.38+28.6%+12.2%$16.60B$4.26B58.2812,200Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.1132 of 5 stars$194.00-0.2%$206.57+6.5%+21.1%$50.12B$8.92B81.1722,100Analyst ForecastTCOMTrip.com Group4.8932 of 5 stars$58.62+1.9%$77.08+31.5%+21.8%$37.76B$53.29B17.5533,700Positive NewsGap UpIQVIQVIA4.9601 of 5 stars$150.16-0.1%$237.62+58.2%-35.2%$26.48B$15.41B20.0286,000Upcoming EarningsGap UpGIBCGI3.8468 of 5 stars$106.00+0.5%$156.75+47.9%+5.0%$24.03B$14.86B19.1790,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsCPAYCorpay4.3216 of 5 stars$316.82-1.6%$397.62+25.5%+8.8%$22.26B$3.97B22.6610,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpRDDTReddit3.4959 of 5 stars$121.16+2.6%$142.22+17.4%+158.1%$21.92B$1.30B-15.672,013Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageAERAerCap3.9742 of 5 stars$103.82+0.5%$117.14+12.8%+23.7%$19.39B$8.00B8.23740Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageGRABGrab3.0068 of 5 stars$4.76-0.4%$5.60+17.6%+36.7%$19.17B$2.80B-238.009,490GFLGFL Environmental2.531 of 5 stars$48.47-1.1%$52.00+7.3%+56.3%$19.07B$7.86B-36.4419,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageRBARB Global3.511 of 5 stars$98.85-0.1%$111.36+12.7%+40.2%$18.30B$4.28B49.184,200Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Waste Connections Alternatives Trip.com Group Alternatives IQVIA Alternatives CGI Alternatives Corpay Alternatives Reddit Alternatives AerCap Alternatives Grab Alternatives GFL Environmental Alternatives RB Global 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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