TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Acquired by International Assets Investment Management LLC

International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 6,770.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,298 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,250 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $227,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of TransUnion by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 77,056 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,335,000 after acquiring an additional 2,535 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System raised its position in shares of TransUnion by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 53,126 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,650,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC raised its position in shares of TransUnion by 67.4% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 8,911 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $612,000 after acquiring an additional 3,588 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its position in shares of TransUnion by 607.6% during the 4th quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 20,917 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,446,000 after acquiring an additional 17,961 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd raised its position in shares of TransUnion by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd now owns 117,407 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,067,000 after acquiring an additional 4,080 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In related 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 value of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related 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 value of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total value of $943,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 54,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 in the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on TRU shares. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on TransUnion from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on TransUnion from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 17th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on TransUnion from $83.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on TransUnion from $87.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on TransUnion from $69.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, TransUnion currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.60.

TransUnion Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of TRU stock opened at $74.49 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $76.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.91. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $42.09 and a fifty-two week high of $82.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.47 billion, a P/E ratio of -52.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.12. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 14.22% and a negative net margin of 7.02%. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $977.62 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.105 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.56%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently -29.37%.

TransUnion 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.