Insider Selling: TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Sells $80,470.00 in Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.47, for a total transaction of $80,470.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 63,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,117,248.24. The trade was a 1.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

TransUnion Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of NYSE:TRU traded down $1.64 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $79.96. 2,596,765 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,481,723. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.53 billion, a PE ratio of 37.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.71. The business’s 50 day moving average is $84.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.93. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. TransUnion has a one year low of $66.38 and a one year high of $108.12.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.13 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.05% and a net margin of 9.47%.The business’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.04 EPS. TransUnion has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.970-1.02 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.190-4.250 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 8th. Investors of record on Friday, August 22nd were given a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is 21.50%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TRU has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $103.00 price objective on shares of TransUnion in a report on Friday, October 24th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Monday, October 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $93.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $118.00 to $107.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of TransUnion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.08.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its stake in TransUnion by 12.8% in the second quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 1,055 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in TransUnion by 20.9% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 735 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 0.4% during the third quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 33,166 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,779,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 2.3% during the third quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 6,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $537,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 2.2% during the second quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 7,193 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $633,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the last quarter.

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.