Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC Sells 213 Shares of TransUnion $TRU

Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC decreased its position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 6.2% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 3,223 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 213 shares during the quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $267,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in TransUnion in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,364,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in TransUnion by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,167,843 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $96,919,000 after acquiring an additional 15,030 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in TransUnion by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 712,890 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $59,163,000 after acquiring an additional 12,372 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in TransUnion by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 58,161 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,827,000 after acquiring an additional 3,869 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in TransUnion by 20.7% in the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 139,238 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,555,000 after acquiring an additional 23,915 shares during the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total transaction of $87,140.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 74,393 shares in the company, valued at $6,482,606.02. The trade was a 1.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 972 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.89, for a total value of $90,289.08. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 7,108 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $660,262.12. The trade was a 12.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,972 shares of company stock valued at $353,549. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on TransUnion from $124.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded TransUnion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on TransUnion from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on TransUnion from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $112.46.

TransUnion Price Performance

TRU opened at $91.0090 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $90.91 and a 200 day moving average of $87.29. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $66.38 and a 52-week high of $113.17. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The stock has a market cap of $17.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.50, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.65.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.09. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.08% and a net margin of 8.99%.The company had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.99 EPS. TransUnion’s revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. TransUnion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.030-4.140 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.990-1.040 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 8th. Investors of record on Friday, August 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is presently 23.00%.

About TransUnion

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.