Capital International Sarl Invests $1.41 Million in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Capital International Sarl bought a new position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 15,162 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,406,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,311 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $956,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in TransUnion by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,597 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,261,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,094 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its stake in TransUnion by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 3,608 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $334,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,642 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Venkat Achanta sold 1,821 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.74, for a total transaction of $174,342.54. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 105,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,095,112.82. This trade represents a 1.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.95, for a total value of $95,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 58,488 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,611,923.60. This trade represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 4,021 shares of company stock worth $372,751. 0.25% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on TRU shares. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Friday, February 14th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on TransUnion from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Bank of America began coverage on TransUnion in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. They issued an "underperform" rating and a $84.00 target price for the company. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $111.23.

TransUnion Stock Up 6.8 %

Shares of TRU traded up $5.22 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $82.48. The stock had a trading volume of 1,585,998 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,996,387. The company has a market capitalization of $16.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.67. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.38 and a 12 month high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.04). TransUnion had a net margin of 6.80% and a return on equity of 15.85%. Equities research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, February 13th that authorizes the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

TransUnion Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 27th were given a dividend of $0.115 per share. This is a boost from TransUnion's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%. TransUnion's payout ratio is presently 31.51%.

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.