TransUnion $TRU Shares Purchased by Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey

Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey increased its stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 4.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 29,504 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,290 shares during the period. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $2,596,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 1,318.2% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 312 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR bought a new stake in TransUnion in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in TransUnion by 132.7% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 349 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 301.0% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 413 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 310 shares during the last quarter. Finally, S Bank Fund Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of TransUnion in the 1st quarter worth approximately $44,000.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.47, for a total transaction of $80,470.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 63,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,117,248.24. The trade was a 1.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 5,337 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.01, for a total value of $480,383.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,011 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,071,220.11. The trade was a 18.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 9,337 shares of company stock worth $818,810 in the last three months. 0.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TRU has been the topic of several research reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Monday, October 20th. UBS Group set a $90.00 target price on shares of TransUnion and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $125.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a report on Friday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $118.00 to $107.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of TransUnion to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.08.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU stock opened at $80.20 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $82.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.48, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $66.38 and a 1 year high of $103.49.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.13 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.04 EPS. TransUnion’s quarterly 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. On average, research analysts predict 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, December 8th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be issued a $0.115 dividend. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is 21.50%.

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.