XTX Topco Ltd Buys 5,702 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

XTX Topco Ltd lifted its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 42.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,995 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 5,702 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $1,409,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 0.7% during the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in TransUnion by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,586 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $765,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake 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 worth $46,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 6.4% during the second quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,762 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI boosted its stake in TransUnion by 22.3% in the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 910 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TRU opened at $105.20 on Friday. 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 has a one year low of $42.09 and a one year high of $106.49. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $91.04 and a 200-day moving average of $80.98. The company has a market cap of $20.44 billion, a PE ratio of -73.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.62.

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 company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 6.11% and a positive return on equity of 15.03%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company 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. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.40%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is -29.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TRU has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $96.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on TransUnion from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on TransUnion from $94.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, 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. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $92.00.

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.