Bokf Na Buys Shares of 47,415 TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Bokf Na purchased a new position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 47,415 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,751,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 237.5% in the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 486 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. Westpac Banking Corp boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 908 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 454 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in TransUnion by 48.6% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,030 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 337 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its stake in TransUnion by 206.7% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,141 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 769 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on TRU. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Barclays boosted their target price on TransUnion from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Wolfe Research began coverage on TransUnion in a report on Tuesday, July 9th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on TransUnion from $89.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of TransUnion from $85.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.80.

TransUnion Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of TRU stock traded up $0.18 on Monday, hitting $86.64. 92,419 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,605,320. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -60.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.61. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.99. TransUnion has a one year low of $42.09 and a one year high of $87.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.66.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.43 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 17th were given a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 16th. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.48%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is currently -29.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,776 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.00, for a total value of $127,872.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 71,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,151,384. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.10, for a total transaction of $511,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 32,744 shares in the company, valued at $2,393,586.40. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,776 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.00, for a total transaction of $127,872.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 71,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,151,384. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 29,761 shares of company stock valued at $2,266,576 over the last three months. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.