Insider Selling: TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Sells $80,470.00 in Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.47, for a total value of $80,470.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 63,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,117,248.24. The trade was a 1.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

TransUnion Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of TRU stock opened at $78.96 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.71. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $84.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $86.87. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $66.38 and a 1 year high of $108.12.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.06. TransUnion had a net margin of 9.47% and a return on equity of 16.05%. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.04 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. TransUnion has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.970-1.02 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.190-4.250 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its stake in TransUnion by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 1,055 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $92,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 735 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 0.4% in the third quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 33,166 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,779,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV raised its holdings in TransUnion by 2.3% during the third quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 6,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $537,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in TransUnion by 2.2% during the second quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 7,193 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $633,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on TRU. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Seaport Res Ptn raised TransUnion to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $78.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on TransUnion in a report on Monday, October 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $103.00 price target on TransUnion in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Nine research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.08.

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.