Brokerages Set TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Target Price at $92.00

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $92.00.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on TRU shares. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $96.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised TransUnion to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Barclays lifted their price objective on TransUnion from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on TransUnion from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th.

TransUnion Stock Down 0.4 %

NYSE:TRU opened at $105.14 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $91.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.03. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $42.09 and a 52-week high of $106.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.66. The company has a market cap of $20.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -73.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 15.03% and a negative net margin of 6.11%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.44 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Investors of record on Friday, August 23rd were paid a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 23rd. TransUnion’s payout ratio is presently -29.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.27, for a total value of $74,270.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 70,547 shares in the company, valued at $5,239,525.69. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.27, for a total value of $74,270.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 70,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,239,525.69. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 2,900 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.58, for a total value of $248,182.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 27,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,373,047.82. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,080 shares of company stock valued at $2,141,724. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its position in TransUnion by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 17,822 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,322,000 after buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in TransUnion by 1.4% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,586 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $765,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in TransUnion by 32.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 573 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its stake in TransUnion by 6.4% in the second quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,762 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $205,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in TransUnion by 22.3% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 910 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter.

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.