TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock: Insider Steven Chaouki Sells 1,000 Shares

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total value of $70,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 78,888 shares in the company, valued at $5,522,160. The trade was a 1.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

TransUnion Price Performance

TRU stock opened at $74.18 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $75.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.41. TransUnion has a 12-month low of $60.96 and a 12-month high of $89.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The company has a market cap of $14.21 billion, a PE ratio of 19.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.58.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.29% and a net margin of 15.08%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.08 EPS. TransUnion has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.180-1.210 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.750-4.830 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 4.24 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th were issued a $0.1250 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.19%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on TRU. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $100.00 to $92.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of TransUnion from $106.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of TransUnion from $82.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $85.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of TransUnion from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, TransUnion has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $91.19.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TransUnion

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in TransUnion in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,367,560,000. Independent Franchise Partners LLP grew its position in TransUnion by 99.7% in the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 9,136,903 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $783,489,000 after acquiring an additional 4,561,619 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new stake in TransUnion in the second quarter valued at approximately $280,292,000. Meritage Group LP purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the second quarter valued at approximately $263,751,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in shares of TransUnion by 8.5% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 3,740,326 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $258,794,000 after purchasing an additional 293,091 shares during the period.

About TransUnion

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make more informed decisions about credit, risk, identity and financial opportunity. The company collects, analyzes and delivers data through technology platforms, analytics and decision-support tools.

Its products and services include consumer credit reporting, credit-risk assessment, fraud detection, identity verification, marketing and audience insights, debt recovery solutions, and investigative services.