TT International Asset Management LTD Raises Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

TT International Asset Management LTD lifted its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 104.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,794 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 27,941 shares during the quarter. TransUnion makes up 0.7% of TT International Asset Management LTD's holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. TT International Asset Management LTD's holdings in TransUnion were worth $5,079,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. West Oak Capital LLC grew its holdings in TransUnion by 684.0% during the 4th quarter. West Oak Capital LLC now owns 1,960 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,710 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 17,281 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,602,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $1,261,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in TransUnion by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 15,146 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,412,000 after buying an additional 982 shares during the period. Finally, Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in TransUnion in the fourth quarter worth approximately $251,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TRU has been the topic of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on TransUnion from $97.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $119.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group began coverage on shares of TransUnion in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, TransUnion presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $106.31.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU traded up $1.38 during trading on Monday, reaching $88.12. 1,384,053 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,417,193. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $97.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.68. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $66.07 and a 1 year high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 15.38%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.80 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.48%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.52%.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In related news, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $1,200,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 27,026 shares in the company, valued at $2,702,600. The trade was a 30.75 % 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, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.66, for a total value of $158,490.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 62,988 shares in the company, valued at $6,655,312.08. This represents a 2.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 19,090 shares of company stock worth $1,916,758. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About TransUnion

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.