B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG Takes Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG acquired a new stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 9,571 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,002,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake in TransUnion by 14.8% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 4,196 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $335,000 after purchasing an additional 542 shares during the period. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd raised its stake in TransUnion by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 2,800 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $223,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. BOKF NA bought a new stake in TransUnion during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $3,751,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in TransUnion by 51.8% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,755,729 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $539,108,000 after purchasing an additional 2,306,596 shares during the period. Finally, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI raised its stake in TransUnion by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI now owns 1,035,274 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $82,615,000 after purchasing an additional 58,720 shares during the period.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 62,988 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,655,312.08. The trade was a 2.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 405 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $38,709.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,186 shares in the company, valued at $686,837.88. This represents a 5.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 11,315 shares of company stock valued at $1,119,897. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on TRU shares. Barclays lifted their target price on TransUnion from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on TransUnion from $122.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Wolfe Research raised TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on TransUnion from $103.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $106.38.

TransUnion Price Performance

TRU opened at $99.13 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $103.67 and a 200 day moving average of $89.61. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $56.85 and a 52-week high of $113.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market cap of $19.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.20, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 5.47%. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.06 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.80 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.46 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is 36.52%.

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.