TransUnion (TRU) to Release Earnings on Thursday

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) is projected to issue its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, February 13th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.97 per share and revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter. Parties interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TRU opened at $96.38 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.63. TransUnion has a 1-year low of $66.07 and a 1-year high of $113.17. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.68.

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 given a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.44%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is 36.52%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research upgraded TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley cut 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on TransUnion from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.63.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other news, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $1,200,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 27,026 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,702,600. The trade was a 30.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.95, for a total value of $95,950.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 58,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,611,923.60. The trade was a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 20,090 shares of company stock valued at $2,012,708. Corporate insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

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.