TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Purchased by Janus Henderson Group PLC

Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,154,262 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 75,410 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned 1.62% of TransUnion worth $330,251,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in TransUnion by 32.2% during 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 acquiring an additional 3,977,595 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 307.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,540,896 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $475,432,000 after buying an additional 3,427,199 shares during the period. XN LP grew its stake in shares of 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 period. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the 3rd quarter valued at about $92,661,000. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd grew its stake in shares of 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 valued at $190,363,000 after buying an additional 698,580 shares during the period.

TransUnion Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of TRU traded up $0.69 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $100.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,085,725 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,596,542. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $58.59 and a 52-week high of $113.17. The company's 50-day moving average is $103.24 and its 200-day moving average is $90.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.58, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.60.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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. TransUnion had a net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 15.38%. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.06 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.80 earnings per share. TransUnion's revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 3,090 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.48, for a total value of $313,573.20. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 24,333 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,469,312.84. This trade represents a 11.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $1,200,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 27,026 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,702,600. This represents a 30.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 20,590 shares of company stock worth $2,084,633 over the last 90 days. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. 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. 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. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on TransUnion from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on TransUnion from $103.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $106.38.

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.