Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. Acquires 813 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 12.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,529 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 813 shares during the quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $698,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Huntington National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 84.5% during the third 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. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 82.1% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 428 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 4,590.0% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 469 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of TransUnion during the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 15.0% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 788 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider now owns 62,988 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,655,312.08. This represents a 2.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $1,200,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 27,026 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,702,600. This trade represents a 30.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 20,090 shares of company stock valued at $2,012,708 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Wolfe Research upgraded TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on TransUnion from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.63.

TransUnion Stock Performance

NYSE TRU opened at $97.68 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $19.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 84.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.63. 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $95.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $97.30. TransUnion has a twelve month low of $66.07 and a twelve month high of $113.17.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.52%.

TransUnion 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.