TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock: Insider Mohamed Abdelsadek Sells 500 Shares

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) EVP Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total transaction of $35,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 52,681 shares in the company, valued at $3,687,670. The trade was a 0.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Mohamed Abdelsadek also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 16th, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 397 shares of TransUnion stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $29,775.00.
• On Thursday, October 1st, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 250 shares of TransUnion stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.29, for a total transaction of $15,572.50.
• On Monday, September 14th, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 1,250 shares of TransUnion stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.07, for a total transaction of $98,837.50.
• On Tuesday, July 28th, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 23,495 shares of TransUnion stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $1,997,075.00.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TRU opened at $78.30 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $74.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.56. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $60.96 and a 52 week high of $89.12. The stock has a market cap of $15.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.58.

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

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were paid a $0.1250 dividend. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.19%.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in TransUnion by 1,309.8% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 74,790 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,571,000 after buying an additional 69,485 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 20.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 4,044,338 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $247,190,000 after acquiring an additional 689,649 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One SA Pty Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Ninety One SA Pty Ltd now owns 4,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. now owns 61,072 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,733,000 after acquiring an additional 8,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the third quarter worth approximately $709,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price target on TransUnion from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of TransUnion from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $85.00 to $70.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $106.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $91.00.

TransUnion News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting TransUnion this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New fraud-scoring products strengthen growth story: TransUnion introduced Credit Washing and Synthetic Fraud Scores, which it describes as industry-first “adverse-actionable” tools. The scores are designed to help lenders identify synthetic identities and disputed-credit manipulation while providing legally applicable reasons for adverse credit decisions. The products are being integrated with Oscilar’s Agentic Risk Platform, potentially expanding TransUnion’s fraud, identity and decisioning revenue opportunities. TransUnion launches adverse-actionable fraud scores
• Positive Sentiment: Product announcement is the primary near-term catalyst: The launch gives investors evidence that TransUnion is adding differentiated solutions in fraud prevention, an area where demand is supported by rising identity theft and credit abuse. Market coverage specifically linked the stock’s advance to the new product. TransUnion climbs on new product
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings are due next week: Wall Street expects earnings growth, while prior results showed adjusted EPS of $1.23 versus a $1.16 consensus and revenue of $1.31 billion versus $1.28 billion expected. Investors will focus on whether management maintains its third-quarter EPS guidance of $1.18–$1.21 and full-year guidance of $4.75–$4.83. TransUnion earnings expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: Marketing recognition provides limited financial impact: TransUnion’s “Bring Clarity to Chaos” campaign won a 2026 MediaPost OMMA Award, supporting brand visibility but offering little immediate effect on revenue or earnings. TransUnion campaign award
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and cautious estimates remain overhangs: EVP Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 397 shares and 500 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sales were small relative to his remaining holdings, but additional analyst price-target reductions and a Zacks warning that the company may lack the typical ingredients for an earnings beat could temper optimism.

About TransUnion

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make more informed decisions. The company collects, analyzes and delivers data related to credit, identity, fraud and consumer behavior, serving customers across financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, telecommunications and other industries.

Its products and services include consumer credit reports and scores, credit-risk assessment, marketing and audience insights, identity verification, fraud detection, investigative tools and decisioning software.