Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Takes $473,000 Position in TransUnion $TRU

Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRUFree Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 6,563 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $473,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 1,318.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 312 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its stake in TransUnion by 130.2% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 389 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in TransUnion in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Essential Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 63.7% during the first quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 609 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares during the period. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of TransUnion during the second quarter worth approximately $45,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 950 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.96, for a total value of $75,962.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 63,849 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,105,366.04. This trade represents a 1.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Alicia Brooke Zuiker sold 8,673 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.49, for a total transaction of $680,743.77. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 41,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,287,396.67. This represents a 17.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 58,773 shares of company stock worth $4,615,228 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Griffin Securities set a $98.00 price objective on TransUnion in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of TransUnion from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of TransUnion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 9th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $90.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $106.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.38.

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TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TransUnion stock opened at $84.79 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The company has a market cap of $16.25 billion, a PE ratio of 22.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a 50 day moving average of $76.64 and a 200-day moving average of $73.41. TransUnion has a 1-year low of $63.37 and a 1-year high of $95.50.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRUGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.29% and a net margin of 15.08%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.08 EPS. TransUnion has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.180-1.210 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.750-4.830 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 4.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is 13.19%.

TransUnion Profile

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TransUnion is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make critical decisions using data and analytics. As one of the three major credit bureaus in the United States, TransUnion collects and aggregates credit information on individuals and businesses, providing credit reports, risk scores and portfolio management tools to financial institutions, lenders, landlords and other decision makers. Its consumer-facing products enable individuals to monitor credit status, detect identity theft and access personalized financial insights.

The company’s offerings span credit risk assessment, identity management, fraud prevention and marketing solutions.

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