TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Holdings Boosted by Toth Financial Advisory Corp

Toth Financial Advisory Corp boosted its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 23.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 60,167 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 11,467 shares during the quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp's holdings in TransUnion were worth $4,801,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hengehold Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in TransUnion during the first quarter valued at $216,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in TransUnion in the first quarter worth about $107,000. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. purchased a new stake in TransUnion in the first quarter worth about $902,000. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in TransUnion in the first quarter worth about $226,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in TransUnion by 32.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 573 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 7,120 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.53, for a total value of $523,533.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,624 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,884,132.72. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 7,120 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.53, for a total value of $523,533.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,624 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,884,132.72. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 7,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.10, for a total value of $511,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 32,744 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,393,586.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 17,671 shares of company stock valued at $1,307,413 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

TransUnion Price Performance

TransUnion stock traded down $0.17 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $74.16. 1,645,154 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,321,779. The stock's fifty day moving average is $74.57 and its 200-day moving average is $73.42. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $42.09 and a 12 month high of $82.75. The stock has a market cap of $14.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -51.86, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.12. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 14.26% and a negative net margin of 7.02%. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $977.62 million. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 17th were paid a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 16th. TransUnion's payout ratio is -29.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on TRU. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on TransUnion from $83.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Bank of America upgraded TransUnion from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $92.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 20th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on TransUnion from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on TransUnion from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $83.73.

TransUnion 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.