TransUnion (TRU) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) is scheduled to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, April 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter. Persons interested in listening to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.08. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.50% and a positive return on equity of 13.58%. The firm had revenue of $954.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $927.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect TransUnion to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

TransUnion Stock Up 2.8 %

Shares of TRU opened at $69.50 on Wednesday. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $42.09 and a 52 week high of $82.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.64, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.47. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $76.63 and a 200-day moving average of $67.83.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -28.19%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on TRU shares. Bank of America upgraded shares of TransUnion from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $65.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Monday, April 1st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on TransUnion from $69.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on TransUnion from $63.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on TransUnion from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 13th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $81.47.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 22,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,720,777.30. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,275 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,538. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.