TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Receives $81.47 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $81.47.

A number of research firms have recently commented on TRU. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $63.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of TransUnion from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 23rd. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th.

TransUnion Stock Up 2.8 %

TRU stock opened at $69.50 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.50 billion, a P/E ratio of -46.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.61. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $76.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $42.09 and a 52 week high of $82.75.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $954.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $927.04 million. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.50% and a positive return on equity of 13.58%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.70 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.60%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is -28.19%.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total value of $144,307.50. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total value of $117,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,720,777.30. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at $6,105,548.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,275 shares of company stock worth $1,204,538 in the last ninety days. 0.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TransUnion

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rovin Capital UT ADV lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 17.7% in the 1st quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 8,205 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $655,000 after acquiring an additional 1,231 shares during the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 23.5% during the 1st quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 60,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,801,000 after buying an additional 11,467 shares in the last quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the 1st quarter worth approximately $216,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the 1st quarter worth approximately $107,000. Finally, Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the 1st quarter worth approximately $902,000.

About TransUnion

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.