TransUnion (TRU) Competitors $96.74 -0.31 (-0.32%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends TRU vs. WCN, TCOM, IQV, CPAY, GIB, RDDT, GRAB, KSPI, TOST, and AERShould you be buying TransUnion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransUnion include Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), Corpay (CPAY), CGI (GIB), Reddit (RDDT), Grab (GRAB), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), Toast (TOST), and AerCap (AER). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. TransUnion vs. Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Corpay CGI Reddit Grab Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Toast AerCap Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) and TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is WCN or TRU a better dividend stock? Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. TransUnion pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Waste Connections pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TransUnion pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Waste Connections is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, WCN or TRU? Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TransUnion has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend WCN or TRU? Waste Connections presently has a consensus price target of $195.56, suggesting a potential upside of 4.85%. TransUnion has a consensus price target of $106.38, suggesting a potential upside of 9.97%. Given TransUnion's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TransUnion is more favorable than Waste Connections.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76TransUnion 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WCN or TRU? 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of TransUnion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is WCN or TRU more profitable? Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.81% compared to TransUnion's net margin of 5.47%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 15.43% beat TransUnion's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waste Connections10.81% 15.43% 6.41% TransUnion 5.47%15.38%5.86% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WCN or TRU? Waste Connections received 342 more outperform votes than TransUnion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.20% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 67.32% of users gave TransUnion an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWaste ConnectionsOutperform Votes86175.20% Underperform Votes28424.80% TransUnionOutperform Votes51967.32% Underperform Votes25232.68% Does the media favor WCN or TRU? In the previous week, Waste Connections had 10 more articles in the media than TransUnion. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Waste Connections and 13 mentions for TransUnion. TransUnion's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.27 indicating that TransUnion is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waste Connections 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral TransUnion 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, WCN or TRU? Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than TransUnion. Waste Connections is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransUnion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaste Connections$8.02B6.00$762.80M$3.6451.24TransUnion$3.83B4.92-$206.20M$1.1584.12 SummaryWaste Connections beats TransUnion on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. Get TransUnion News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TRU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TRU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTransUnionConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.91B$42.74B$6.90B$19.85BDividend Yield0.43%0.83%2.90%3.52%P/E Ratio84.1246.1845.9042.73Price / Sales4.925.83171.6519.27Price / Cash12.4720.8124.0517.86Price / Book4.366.775.045.52Net Income-$206.20M$661.52M$121.42M$986.45M7 Day Performance-2.70%4.18%0.13%0.45%1 Month Performance-10.00%5.09%8.32%1.05%1 Year Performance62.53%28.01%30.38%24.67% TransUnion Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TRUTransUnion4.6502 of 5 stars$96.74-0.3%$106.38+10.0%+61.4%$18.91B$3.83B84.1213,200Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWCNWaste Connections4.5027 of 5 stars$186.52-0.5%$195.56+4.8%+38.8%$48.13B$8.02B51.2422,539Analyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.4271 of 5 stars$64.79+3.3%$74.18+14.5%+76.7%$41.73B$48.74B19.4036,249Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpIQVIQVIA4.9842 of 5 stars$194.38+1.6%$256.50+32.0%-5.3%$34.73B$14.98B25.5187,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCPAYCorpay4.1001 of 5 stars$369.24+0.3%$363.93-1.4%N/A$25.74B$3.76B26.3410,500GIBCGI3.5798 of 5 stars$109.87+0.3%$137.00+24.7%+8.0%$24.99B$14.52B20.4291,500Positive NewsRDDTReddit1.3951 of 5 stars$136.27-0.6%$91.67-32.7%N/A$24.08B$804.03M0.002,013Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGRABGrab2.165 of 5 stars$5.66+3.7%$5.48-3.2%+75.2%$22.20B$2.69B-283.009,490Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.0221 of 5 stars$106.17-3.3%$156.40+47.3%N/A$21.91B$4.19B0.008,772TOSTToast3.0474 of 5 stars$42.490.0%$33.86-20.3%+193.7%$20.02B$3.87B0.005,500Analyst ForecastAERAerCap3.9073 of 5 stars$95.27-0.5%$110.83+16.3%+40.5%$18.86B$7.58B7.55740Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Waste Connections Alternatives Trip.com Group Alternatives IQVIA Alternatives Corpay Alternatives CGI Alternatives Reddit Alternatives Grab Alternatives Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Alternatives Toast Alternatives AerCap Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:TRU) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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