TransUnion (TRU) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) is scheduled to be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, April 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter. Investors that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.08. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.50% and a positive return on equity of 13.58%. The business had revenue of $954.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $927.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. TransUnion’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect TransUnion to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

TransUnion Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of TRU stock opened at $67.59 on Tuesday. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $42.09 and a 1 year high of $82.75. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $76.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -45.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -28.19%.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total value of $144,307.50. Following the sale, the insider now owns 75,099 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 22,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,720,777.30. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,275 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,538. 0.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on TRU shares. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $55.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $76.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of TransUnion from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.47.

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.