TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $104.0769.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on TRU. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $78.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group set a $90.00 price target on shares of TransUnion and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Monday, October 20th.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.04, for a total value of $84,040.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 62,592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,260,231.68. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 3,000 shares of company stock valued at $247,700 over the last ninety days. 0.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of TransUnion

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 36,951 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,096,000 after buying an additional 2,221 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the third quarter valued at about $586,000. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new stake in TransUnion in the third quarter worth about $109,156,000. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in TransUnion during the 3rd quarter worth about $4,607,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in TransUnion during the 3rd quarter valued at about $62,000.

TransUnion Price Performance

NYSE:TRU opened at $81.22 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $86.53. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $66.38 and a 52 week high of $101.42. The stock has a market cap of $15.77 billion, a PE ratio of 37.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.73. 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 (NYSE:TRU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.06. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.05% and a net margin of 9.47%.The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.04 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. TransUnion has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.970-1.02 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.190-4.250 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st were paid a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 21st. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.50%.

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.