TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock: Insider Mohamed Abdelsadek Sells 250 Shares

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) EVP Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 250 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.29, for a total value of $15,572.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 53,181 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,312,644.49. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Mohamed Abdelsadek also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 14th, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 1,250 shares of TransUnion stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.07, for a total value of $98,837.50.
• On Tuesday, July 28th, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 23,495 shares of TransUnion stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $1,997,075.00.

TransUnion Stock Up 2.1%

TRU traded up $1.29 during trading on Friday, reaching $63.48. The stock had a trading volume of 5,009,036 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,494,846. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $12.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.58. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $78.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.71. TransUnion has a one year low of $60.96 and a one year high of $89.12.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 15.08% and a return on equity of 16.29%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.08 EPS. 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, analysts expect that TransUnion will post 4.23 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm 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 $0.1250 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is presently 13.19%.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TRU. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in TransUnion in the second quarter worth about $1,367,560,000. Independent Franchise Partners LLP lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 99.7% in 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 buying an additional 4,561,619 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 4,932,203 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $422,936,000 after buying an additional 323,149 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the second quarter valued at approximately $280,292,000. Finally, Meritage Group LP bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the second quarter valued at approximately $263,751,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on TransUnion from $90.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on TransUnion from $77.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded TransUnion from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.75.

TransUnion Company Profile

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make more informed decisions about credit, risk, identity and financial opportunity. The company collects, analyzes and delivers data through technology platforms, analytics and decision-support tools.

Its products and services include consumer credit reporting, credit-risk assessment, fraud detection, identity verification, marketing and audience insights, debt recovery solutions, and investigative services.