TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Steven M. Chaouki Sells 1,000 Shares of Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total value of $90,140.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 69,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,268,966.58. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TRU traded down $1.02 during trading on Monday, reaching $84.36. 1,892,546 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,630,691. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22. The firm has a market cap of $16.39 billion, a PE ratio of -58.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $76.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.67. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $42.09 and a fifty-two week high of $91.71.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 15.03% and a negative net margin of 6.11%. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TransUnion

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 1.4% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,586 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $765,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in TransUnion by 32.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 573 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 8,215 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $564,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TRU has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on TransUnion from $85.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on TransUnion in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Barclays lifted their target price on TransUnion from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $89.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $86.80.

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.