TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Bought by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 18,030 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,502 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $1,787,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Townsquare Capital LLC grew its stake in TransUnion by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,211 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,069,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 15.0% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 788 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 17,822 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,322,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank raised its position in TransUnion by 84.5% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC boosted its stake in TransUnion by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 4,260 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $446,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on TRU shares. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on TransUnion from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on TransUnion from $119.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group began coverage on TransUnion in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wolfe Research raised TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $107.06.

TransUnion Stock Up 0.2 %

TRU stock opened at $92.95 on Friday. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $63.03 and a 52 week high of $113.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The company has a market cap of $18.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.60. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $101.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $92.55.

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

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.52%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $1,200,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 27,026 shares in the company, valued at $2,702,600. The trade was a 30.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.59, for a total value of $261,475.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 46,739 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,888,432.01. This trade represents a 5.08 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 20,590 shares of company stock worth $2,084,633 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

TransUnion 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.