TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Bought by Motley Fool Asset Management LLC

Motley Fool Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 9.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,630 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 4,540 shares during the quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC's holdings in TransUnion were worth $4,879,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 14.4% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,094 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $101,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 3,608 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,642 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in TransUnion by 28.8% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 733 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period.

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Insider Activity at TransUnion

In related news, EVP Venkat Achanta sold 1,821 shares of the business's 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 105,443 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,095,112.82. The trade was a 1.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction dated 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. The trade was a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 4,021 shares of company stock worth $372,751. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

TransUnion Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of TRU traded up $2.18 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $72.82. The stock had a trading volume of 1,069,527 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,640,248. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $66.07 and a 52-week high of $113.17. The firm has a market cap of $14.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.67. The business's fifty day moving average is $89.57 and its 200 day moving average is $96.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.70.

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 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.03 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 6.80% and a return on equity of 15.85%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, February 13th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to reacquire up to 2.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

TransUnion Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. This is an increase from TransUnion's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 27th. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on TRU shares. Barclays reduced their price objective on TransUnion from $105.00 to $85.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of 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 decreased their target price on TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $112.54.

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.