2,345 Shares in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Purchased by Center For Asset Management LLC

Center For Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 2,345 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $217,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 9,107 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $675,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 26.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 57,880 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,292,000 after purchasing an additional 12,053 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 60.8% in the 2nd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 37,198 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,759,000 after purchasing an additional 14,071 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 843.2% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 214,678 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $15,921,000 after purchasing an additional 191,918 shares during the period. Finally, MBB Public Markets I LLC bought a new position in shares of TransUnion during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,013,000.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.60, for a total transaction of $93,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 59,488 shares in the company, valued at $5,568,076.80. This represents a 1.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $1,200,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 27,026 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,702,600. This trade represents a 30.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 19,090 shares of company stock valued at $1,916,758. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

TransUnion Price Performance

NYSE TRU opened at $95.41 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $18.60 billion, a PE ratio of 82.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.62. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $95.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $66.07 and a 52-week high of $113.17.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.44%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.52%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on TRU shares. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price objective on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, TransUnion currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.19.

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.