OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,415 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 450 shares during the quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $358,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in TRU. Huntington National Bank grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 84.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its stake in TransUnion by 963.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 574 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in TransUnion by 22.3% in the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 910 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 156.6% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 857 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 523 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the 2nd quarter valued at about $75,000.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 405 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total transaction of $38,709.90. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $686,837.88. The trade was a 5.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.66, for a total value of $158,490.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 62,988 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,655,312.08. This represents a 2.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 11,315 shares of company stock valued at $1,119,897. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on TRU shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on TransUnion from $122.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $106.38.

TransUnion Price Performance

TransUnion stock opened at $98.80 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $56.85 and a 1 year high of $113.17. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $103.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.41.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 5.47%. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.06 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.80 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.46 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.52%.

TransUnion Company Profile

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.