Heather J. Russell Sells 7,120 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) EVP Heather J. Russell sold 7,120 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.53, for a total transaction of $523,533.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 25,624 shares in the company, valued at $1,884,132.72. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of TransUnion stock opened at $74.88 on Wednesday. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $42.09 and a 52-week high of $82.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -52.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a fifty day moving average of $74.20 and a 200-day moving average of $73.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 1.65.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $977.62 million. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.02% and a positive return on equity of 14.26%. Equities research analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 17th were given a dividend of $0.105 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 16th. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.56%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is currently -29.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on TRU shares. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $83.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.73.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TransUnion

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in TransUnion by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,910,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,230,645,000 after buying an additional 234,123 shares during the period. Capital International Investors bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the 4th quarter valued at about $663,001,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 570.4% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,029,897 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $483,024,000 after purchasing an additional 5,981,271 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 51.8% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,755,729 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $539,108,000 after purchasing an additional 2,306,596 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 12.1% during the 1st quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,316,891 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $424,288,000 after purchasing an additional 572,121 shares in the last quarter.

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.