TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Steven M. Chaouki Sells 1,500 Shares

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.66, for a total transaction of $158,490.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 62,988 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,655,312.08. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of TRU traded down $3.87 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $102.90. The stock had a trading volume of 1,973,025 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,594,600. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 91.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.62. The company's fifty day moving average is $103.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.34. 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 has a 52 week low of $51.50 and a 52 week high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 5.47%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.80 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.46 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.105 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.41%. TransUnion's payout ratio is 36.52%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TransUnion

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 17.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,851 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $307,000 after acquiring an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. Forsta AP Fonden raised its holdings in TransUnion by 9.9% in the 1st quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 43,200 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,447,000 after buying an additional 3,900 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of TransUnion by 2.2% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 45,827 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,658,000 after purchasing an additional 975 shares during the last quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 189.7% during the first quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP now owns 8,839 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $705,000 after buying an additional 5,788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 23.6% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 199,667 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $15,911,000 after purchasing an additional 38,098 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on TRU shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on TransUnion from $103.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on TransUnion from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $104.53.

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.