Xponance Inc. Has $2.09 Million Stock Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Xponance Inc. boosted its holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Free Report) by 23.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,517 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 4,274 shares during the period. Xponance Inc.'s holdings in TransUnion were worth $2,088,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in TransUnion by 82.1% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 428 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in TransUnion in the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 4,590.0% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 469 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.95, for a total transaction of $95,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 58,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,611,923.60. This represents a 1.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Venkat Achanta sold 1,821 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were 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 approximately $10,095,112.82. This trade represents a 1.70 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 4,021 shares of company stock worth $383,041. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TRU has been the subject of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. William Blair reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Monday. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on TransUnion from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $111.64.

TransUnion Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of NYSE:TRU traded down $1.95 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $85.71. The stock had a trading volume of 1,421,106 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,740,649. The firm has a market cap of $16.72 billion, a PE ratio of 58.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.70. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. TransUnion has a twelve month low of $66.07 and a twelve month high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) 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 analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 6.80% and a return on equity of 15.85%. On average, research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 13th that authorizes the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to buy up to 2.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

TransUnion Increases Dividend

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

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.