TransUnion (TRU) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) will likely be releasing its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, February 13th. Analysts expect TransUnion to post earnings of $0.97 per share and revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter. Investors interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

TransUnion Trading Down 0.5 %

NYSE TRU opened at $94.19 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.36 billion, a PE ratio of 81.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.63. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $95.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.07 and a 12 month high of $113.17.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of TransUnion from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price objective on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.63.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other TransUnion 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 value of $93,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 59,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,568,076.80. This represents a 1.65 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were 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 approximately $2,702,600. This trade represents a 30.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 18,590 shares of company stock valued at $1,854,218 over the last ninety days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.