Todd Skinner Sells 500 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Todd Skinner sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.07, for a total transaction of $40,535.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 32,652 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,647,097.64. The trade was a 1.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TRU opened at $84.54 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.73. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $66.38 and a 52 week high of $101.19. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $81.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.06. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.05% and a net margin of 9.47%.The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.04 earnings per share. TransUnion’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. TransUnion has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.970-1.02 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.190-4.250 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st were paid a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 712,890 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $59,163,000 after buying an additional 12,372 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 58,161 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,827,000 after acquiring an additional 3,869 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its position in TransUnion by 20.7% in the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 139,238 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,555,000 after acquiring an additional 23,915 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in TransUnion by 583.1% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 69,379 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,105,000 after acquiring an additional 59,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in TransUnion by 9.0% in the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 60,290 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,306,000 after acquiring an additional 4,960 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TRU has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on TransUnion from $78.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $125.00 price target on TransUnion in a report on Friday, October 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, TransUnion currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $104.08.

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.