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

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.42, for a total transaction of $84,420.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 79,888 shares in the company, valued at $6,744,144.96. This represents a 1.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

TransUnion Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of TRU stock traded up $2.57 on Thursday, hitting $84.96. The stock had a trading volume of 1,398,807 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,438,292. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $79.23 and its 200-day moving average is $74.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.54. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $63.37 and a 52-week high of $95.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 1.90.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 15.08% and a return on equity of 16.29%. The firm’s revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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, research analysts expect that TransUnion will post 4.24 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors 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 yield of 0.6%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.19%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $85.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings raised TransUnion from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. BNP Paribas Exane raised TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of TransUnion from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 29th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 6,636.6% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 22,788,593 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,643,969,000 after purchasing an additional 22,450,313 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,367,560,000. Dodge & Cox purchased a new stake in TransUnion during the fourth quarter valued at about $843,952,000. Independent Franchise Partners LLP boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 99.7% in the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 9,136,903 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $783,489,000 after buying an additional 4,561,619 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,832,003 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $585,844,000 after buying an additional 50,232 shares during the period.

TransUnion Company Profile

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.