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$93.72 +0.76 (+0.82%)
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TRU vs. TROW, BLK, BN, CBRE, DOV, EFX, MAS, MCO, PNR, and SPGI

Should you be buying TransUnion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransUnion include T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), BlackRock (BLK), Brookfield (BN), CBRE Group (CBRE), Dover (DOV), Equifax (EFX), Masco (MAS), Moody's (MCO), Pentair (PNR), and S&P Global (SPGI).

TransUnion vs. Its Competitors

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.38% compared to TransUnion's net margin of 8.63%. T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity of 20.17% beat TransUnion's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
T. Rowe Price Group28.38% 20.17% 15.48%
TransUnion 8.63%16.18%6.38%

73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of TransUnion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 4 more articles in the media than TransUnion. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 18 mentions for TransUnion. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat TransUnion's score of 0.85 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
T. Rowe Price Group
17 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
TransUnion
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

T. Rowe Price Group has higher revenue and earnings than TransUnion. T. Rowe Price Group 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 Ratio
T. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.29$2.10B$8.8211.99
TransUnion$4.26B4.29$284.30M$1.8849.85

T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. TransUnion pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TransUnion pays out 24.5% 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. T. Rowe Price Group has raised its dividend for 39 consecutive years and TransUnion has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. T. Rowe Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

T. Rowe Price Group presently has a consensus target price of $96.64, suggesting a potential downside of 8.64%. TransUnion has a consensus target price of $110.64, suggesting a potential upside of 18.06%. Given TransUnion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TransUnion is more favorable than T. Rowe Price Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
T. Rowe Price Group
4 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
TransUnion
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TransUnion has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

T. Rowe Price Group beats TransUnion on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TRU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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TRU vs. The Competition

MetricTransUnionBUSINESS INFO SVC IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$18.14B$20.63B$15.07B$20.85B
Dividend Yield0.50%1.70%2.74%3.65%
P/E Ratio49.8531.3324.7026.34
Price / Sales4.294.3543.6459.22
Price / Cash14.9318.4527.2622.29
Price / Book4.2339.026.204.66
Net Income$284.30M$508.90M$195.71M$994.58M
7 Day Performance2.79%-1.03%4.03%-0.29%
1 Month Performance10.48%-0.10%9.34%4.91%
1 Year Performance20.68%1.30%21.39%10.53%

TransUnion Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TRU
TransUnion
4.2699 of 5 stars
$93.72
+0.8%
$110.64
+18.1%
+17.5%$18.14B$4.26B49.8513,400Upcoming Earnings
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
4.7142 of 5 stars
$98.90
-1.2%
$94.91
-4.0%
-9.9%$22.06B$7.09B11.218,158Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BLK
BlackRock
4.5143 of 5 stars
$1,076.55
-0.5%
$1,110.92
+3.2%
+31.5%$167.65B$20.96B26.1621,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
BN
Brookfield
3.2149 of 5 stars
$62.95
-2.1%
$66.13
+5.0%
+45.9%$105.97B$86.01B15.38250,000Positive News
CBRE
CBRE Group
3.8463 of 5 stars
$142.59
-0.4%
$152.11
+6.7%
+41.7%$42.68B$35.77B43.61140,000Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.8227 of 5 stars
$187.30
-0.7%
$206.50
+10.3%
+0.4%$25.86B$7.75B11.2824,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
EFX
Equifax
4.7524 of 5 stars
$264.37
+1.0%
$295.19
+11.7%
+1.0%$32.52B$5.68B54.0614,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
MAS
Masco
4.8128 of 5 stars
$65.31
-1.6%
$73.63
+12.7%
-9.9%$14.00B$7.83B17.8418,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MCO
Moody's
4.5631 of 5 stars
$502.51
-0.5%
$520.73
+3.6%
+10.3%$90.86B$7.09B43.3915,838Upcoming Earnings
Insider Trade
PNR
Pentair
4.5556 of 5 stars
$105.05
-1.7%
$107.14
+2.0%
+30.5%$17.58B$4.08B27.149,750Upcoming Earnings
SPGI
S&P Global
4.8997 of 5 stars
$530.03
+0.1%
$593.57
+12.0%
+7.3%$162.43B$14.21B32.9642,350Positive News

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This page (NYSE:TRU) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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