Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Purchases 886 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 9.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 886 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $754,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of TRU. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 48.6% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,030 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 102,046 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,016,000 after buying an additional 8,050 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 88,127 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,055,000 after buying an additional 3,290 shares during the period. Parnassus Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 2,401,412 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $165,001,000 after acquiring an additional 228,491 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meritage Group LP increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 56.5% in the 4th quarter. Meritage Group LP now owns 5,030,424 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $345,640,000 after acquiring an additional 1,815,540 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of TransUnion from $85.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Wells Fargo & Company raised TransUnion to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. Barclays increased their price target on TransUnion from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 13th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on TransUnion from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on TransUnion from $87.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, TransUnion currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In related news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 405 shares of the business’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 $38,709.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $686,837.88. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other TransUnion news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.65, for a total value of $239,125.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 49,239 shares in the company, valued at $4,709,710.35. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 405 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $38,709.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $686,837.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 25,080 shares of company stock worth $2,141,724 in the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

TransUnion Stock Up 0.9 %

TRU opened at $105.99 on Wednesday. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $42.09 and a fifty-two week high of $106.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.58 billion, a P/E ratio of -74.12, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.62. The company’s 50-day moving average is $92.00 and its 200 day moving average is $81.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.66.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 6.11% and a positive return on equity of 15.03%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Research analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 23rd were paid a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.40%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -29.37%.

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.