Brokerages Set TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Price Target at $77.64

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $77.80.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays raised their price target on TransUnion from $55.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on TransUnion from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. Truist Financial upped their price target on TransUnion from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $63.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th.

TransUnion Stock Down 0.1 %

TRU stock opened at $78.60 on Monday. TransUnion has a twelve month low of $42.09 and a twelve month high of $82.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The firm has a market cap of $15.27 billion, a PE ratio of -52.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.61. The business has a 50 day moving average of $74.62 and a 200 day moving average of $67.88.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.08. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 13.58% and a negative net margin of 7.50%. The business had revenue of $954.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $927.04 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.70 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were given a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.53%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently -28.19%.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total value of $943,080.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 54,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,284,883.98. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total value of $943,080.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 54,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,284,883.98. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total value of $117,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 22,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,720,777.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TRU. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 2.0% in the second quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 7,595 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in shares of TransUnion by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 8,215 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $564,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 2,311 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $159,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the period. Logan Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in TransUnion by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,887 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $679,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in TransUnion by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $483,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period.

TransUnion Company Profile

TransUnion operates as a global consumer credit reporting agency that provides risk and information solutions. The company operates in three segments: U.S. Markets, International, and Consumer Interactive. 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.