TransUnion (TRU) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) is expected to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, April 24th. Analysts expect TransUnion to post earnings of $0.99 per share and revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter. TransUnion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.930-4.080 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance at 0.960-0.990 EPS.Parties interested in registering for the company's conference call can do so using this link.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by ($0.14). TransUnion had a net margin of 6.80% and a return on equity of 15.85%. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. On average, analysts expect TransUnion to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

TransUnion Trading Down 1.2 %

TransUnion stock traded down $0.87 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $72.88. The stock had a trading volume of 1,111,010 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,673,626. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.22 billion, a PE ratio of 49.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.67. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.15 and a 12 month high of $113.17.

TransUnion Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th were paid a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 27th. 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. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio is 31.51%.

TransUnion announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase 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 purchase up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on TRU. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on TransUnion from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $111.23.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.95, for a total transaction of $95,950.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 58,488 shares in the company, valued at $5,611,923.60. This represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Venkat Achanta sold 1,821 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.74, for a total transaction of $174,342.54. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 105,443 shares in the company, valued at $10,095,112.82. This represents a 1.70 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 4,021 shares of company stock worth $372,751. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.