Key Points
- TransUnion insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares for $77,740 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, reducing his stake by 1.27% to 77,888 shares.
- TransUnion’s latest quarterly results beat EPS estimates, reporting $1.25 per share versus $1.21 expected; revenue rose 12.2% year over year to $1.31 billion.
- The company raised its quarterly dividend from $0.125 to $0.135 per share, equivalent to $0.54 annually and a 0.7% yield.
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.74, for a total transaction of $77,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 77,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,055,013.12. This trade represents a 1.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
TransUnion Trading Down 0.7%
TransUnion stock opened at $78.64 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $74.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.09, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.56. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $60.96 and a 52-week high of $89.12.
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The business services provider reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.04. TransUnion had a net margin of 15.83% and a return on equity of 16.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.10 EPS. TransUnion's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that TransUnion will post 4.27 earnings per share for the current year.
TransUnion Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be issued a $0.1350 dividend. This is a positive change from TransUnion's previous quarterly dividend of $0.1250. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio is currently 12.17%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its holdings in TransUnion by 0.5% during the third quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 96,964 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $5,926,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. CenterBook Partners LP acquired a new stake in TransUnion in the third quarter worth approximately $1,326,000. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in TransUnion by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,536 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $806,000 after purchasing an additional 1,053 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in TransUnion during the 3rd quarter valued at $85,000. Finally, Peak Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in TransUnion during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,843,000.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Griffin Securities set a $98.00 target price on TransUnion in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Mizuho decreased their price target on TransUnion from $77.00 to $74.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 19th. UBS Group raised their price target on TransUnion from $75.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Robert W. Baird set a $99.00 price objective on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $96.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $90.69.
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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.
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