LifePlan Financial LLC Cuts Stock Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

LifePlan Financial LLC trimmed its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 4.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 3,142 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 162 shares during the quarter. LifePlan Financial LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $291,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TRU. Huntington National Bank raised 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 acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in TransUnion by 82.1% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 428 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 4,590.0% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 469 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the 4th quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 963.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 574 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TRU has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wolfe Research raised shares of TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on TransUnion from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Oppenheimer cut their price target 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, UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $108.19.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TransUnion news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 3,090 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.48, for a total value of $313,573.20. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 24,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,469,312.84. This trade represents a 11.27 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.60, for a total transaction of $93,600.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 59,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,568,076.80. The trade was a 1.65 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 19,090 shares of company stock worth $1,916,758 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TRU stock opened at $95.26 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. TransUnion has a 12-month low of $66.07 and a 12-month high of $113.17. The business’s 50 day moving average is $96.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.83. The company has a market capitalization of $18.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 5.47%. The business’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.80 EPS. Analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.105 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.44%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.52%.

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.