TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Bought by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 141.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 55,741 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 32,646 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in TransUnion were worth $5,168,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,211 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,069,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $1,261,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in TransUnion by 14.4% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 3,608 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $334,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,642 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $245,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on TransUnion from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Monday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $111.64.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other 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 value of $174,342.54. Following the transaction, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at $5,611,923.60. This trade represents a 1.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 4,021 shares of company stock valued at $383,041. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

TransUnion Trading Down 2.2 %

NYSE:TRU traded down $1.95 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $85.71. The stock had a trading volume of 1,421,106 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,554,871. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $92.36 and a 200 day moving average of $97.40. The company has a market capitalization of $16.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.70, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.70. TransUnion has a one year low of $66.07 and a one year high of $113.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.85% and a net margin of 6.80%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th were issued a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.54%. This is a positive change from TransUnion's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. TransUnion's payout ratio is currently 31.51%.

TransUnion declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, February 13th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

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.