TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Steven Chaouki Sells 1,000 Shares

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.19, for a total value of $83,190.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 64,592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,373,408.48. This represents a 1.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TransUnion stock opened at $77.39 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $15.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.38 and a 12 month high of $113.17. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $89.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.59.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.08% and a net margin of 8.99%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. TransUnion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.030-4.140 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.990-1.040 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TransUnion

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of TRU. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 1,318.2% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 312 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the second quarter worth about $30,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 132.7% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 349 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the second quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 105.3% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 423 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on TransUnion from $96.00 to $83.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 target price (up previously from $98.00) on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $110.79.

TransUnion Company Profile

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.