Hengehold Capital Management LLC Purchases 396 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Hengehold Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 12.8% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 3,487 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 396 shares during the period. Hengehold Capital Management LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $365,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its stake in TransUnion by 0.7% during the second quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 17,822 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,322,000 after buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 32.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 573 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its stake in TransUnion by 6.4% in the second quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,762 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in TransUnion by 22.3% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 910 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its position in TransUnion by 5.2% in the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 3,521 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays lifted their price objective on TransUnion from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 13th. Bank of America upgraded TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 20th. Wolfe Research upgraded TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price for the company. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.71.

TransUnion Stock Performance

TRU stock opened at $107.09 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.81 billion, a PE ratio of -83.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.66. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $98.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.18. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $42.09 and a fifty-two week high of $108.56.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 15.03% and a negative net margin of 6.11%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.45 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 23rd were paid a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 23rd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -33.07%.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In related news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 3,173 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $303,275.34. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,926 shares in the company, valued at $1,904,527.08. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total transaction of $90,140.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 69,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,268,966.58. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 3,173 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $303,275.34. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,904,527.08. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,715 shares of company stock worth $1,299,729 in the last quarter. 0.28% of the stock is owned by company 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.