Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. Has $608,000 Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lowered its position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 36.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,844 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 5,029 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $608,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in TransUnion by 2.9% in the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $483,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Echo Street Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in TransUnion by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Echo Street Capital Management LLC now owns 37,816 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,146,000 after buying an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. KB Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in TransUnion by 86.5% in the first quarter. KB Financial Partners LLC now owns 485 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in TransUnion by 36.9% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 843 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the period. Finally, Roundview Capital LLC boosted its position in TransUnion by 1.3% during the first quarter. Roundview Capital LLC now owns 20,949 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,165,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total value of $943,080.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 54,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,284,883.98. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,275 shares of company stock worth $1,204,538 over the last three months. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on TransUnion from $63.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on TransUnion from $80.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on TransUnion from $76.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.47.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TRU opened at $69.61 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.72, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.61. TransUnion has a one year low of $42.09 and a one year high of $82.75.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $954.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $927.04 million. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 13.58% and a negative net margin of 7.50%. TransUnion’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.70 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.31 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.105 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.60%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently -28.19%.

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.