TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to Buy Rating

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Sunday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.

TRU has been the subject of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Griffin Securities set a $98.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on TransUnion from $90.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, TransUnion currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.38.

TransUnion Trading Up 0.0%

TRU stock opened at $79.89 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $15.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.08, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.54. TransUnion has a twelve month low of $63.37 and a twelve month high of $95.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.78 and a 200-day moving average of $74.14.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.29% and a net margin of 15.08%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.08 earnings per share. TransUnion has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.180-1.210 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.750-4.830 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that TransUnion will post 4.24 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th were paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.19%.

Insider Activity

In other TransUnion news, EVP Alicia Zuiker sold 8,673 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.49, for a total value of $680,743.77. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 41,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,287,396.67. This represents a 17.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Steven Chaouki sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.64, for a total transaction of $726,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 89,906 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,530,771.84. This trade represents a 10.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 49,160 shares of company stock valued at $3,969,871. 0.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in TransUnion by 6,636.6% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 22,788,593 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,643,969,000 after buying an additional 22,450,313 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the second quarter worth $1,367,560,000. Dodge & Cox bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the fourth quarter worth $843,952,000. Independent Franchise Partners LLP raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 99.7% during the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 9,136,903 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $783,489,000 after acquiring an additional 4,561,619 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the second quarter worth $280,292,000.

TransUnion Company Profile

TransUnion is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make critical decisions using data and analytics. As one of the three major credit bureaus in the United States, TransUnion collects and aggregates credit information on individuals and businesses, providing credit reports, risk scores and portfolio management tools to financial institutions, lenders, landlords and other decision makers. Its consumer-facing products enable individuals to monitor credit status, detect identity theft and access personalized financial insights.

The company’s offerings span credit risk assessment, identity management, fraud prevention and marketing solutions.