Q4 Earnings Forecast for TransUnion Issued By Zacks Research

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2024 earnings estimates for shares of TransUnion in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bose now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.85. The consensus estimate for TransUnion’s current full-year earnings is $3.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for TransUnion’s Q1 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.63 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on TRU. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $97.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, TransUnion currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $106.81.

TransUnion Stock Up 0.1 %

TRU stock opened at $97.03 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $18.91 billion, a PE ratio of 84.37, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.62. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $56.85 and a 1 year high of $113.17. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.80 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TRU. 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 worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in TransUnion by 4,590.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 469 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its position in TransUnion by 963.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 574 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in TransUnion by 15.0% during the 3rd 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 period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in TransUnion by 156.6% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 857 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 523 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TransUnion news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 3,173 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total transaction of $303,275.34. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,904,527.08. The trade was a 13.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.66, for a total transaction of $158,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 62,988 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,655,312.08. This trade represents a 2.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 11,315 shares of company stock valued at $1,119,897 over the last three months. 0.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.52%.

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.