Copeland Capital Management LLC Trims Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Copeland Capital Management LLC reduced its position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 1.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 326,266 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 5,089 shares during the quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC owned about 0.17% of TransUnion worth $30,248,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Townsquare Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,211 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 788 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 84.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in TransUnion by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,261,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in TransUnion by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,094 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the last quarter.

TransUnion Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:TRU opened at $99.26 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $66.07 and a 52-week high of $113.17. The company has a 50 day moving average of $95.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.90. The company has a market capitalization of $19.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were given a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion’s payout ratio is currently 36.52%.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 3,090 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.48, for a total transaction of $313,573.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 24,333 shares in the company, valued at $2,469,312.84. The trade was a 11.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $1,200,000.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 27,026 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,702,600. The trade was a 30.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 19,090 shares of company stock valued at $1,916,758. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TRU has been the topic of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $108.00.

About TransUnion

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.