Analysts Set TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) PT at $104.53

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $104.53.

TRU has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays raised their target price on TransUnion from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. UBS Group started coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on TransUnion from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TRU opened at $106.32 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.72 billion, a PE ratio of 92.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $102.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $87.57. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $50.88 and a 52-week high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 15.38%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.80 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.65, for a total transaction of $95,650.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 64,488 shares in the company, valued at $6,168,277.20. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.65, for a total transaction of $95,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 64,488 shares in the company, valued at $6,168,277.20. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 405 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $38,709.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,186 shares in the company, valued at $686,837.88. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 9,815 shares of company stock worth $961,407. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 32.2% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 16,339,762 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,211,757,000 after purchasing an additional 3,977,595 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 51.8% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,755,729 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $539,108,000 after buying an additional 2,306,596 shares during the last quarter. CCLA Investment Management boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 104,813.6% during the 1st quarter. CCLA Investment Management now owns 1,947,196 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $153,454,000 after buying an additional 1,945,340 shares during the period. XN LP grew its stake in TransUnion by 194.7% in the 2nd quarter. XN LP now owns 1,973,684 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $146,368,000 after buying an additional 1,303,996 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd raised its holdings in TransUnion by 37.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 2,566,928 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $190,363,000 after acquiring an additional 698,580 shares during the period.

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.