Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Sells 250 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC trimmed its position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 3.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,400 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 250 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $531,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,311 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $956,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in TransUnion by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,642 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 58.7% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 454 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV boosted its stake in TransUnion by 3.2% in the first quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 6,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $517,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 9.0% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,390 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $222,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total value of $87,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 74,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,482,606.02. This represents a 1.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders have sold 3,000 shares of company stock valued at $255,010. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TRU has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of TransUnion from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of TransUnion from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of TransUnion from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of TransUnion to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Monday, March 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.64.

TransUnion Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of NYSE:TRU opened at $90.46 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $87.99 and a 200-day moving average of $87.62. The firm has a market cap of $17.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.63. TransUnion has a twelve month low of $66.38 and a twelve month high of $113.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.07. TransUnion had a net margin of 8.63% and a return on equity of 16.18%. The business had revenue of $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.92 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd were given a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.51%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.47%.

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.