TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Price Target Increased to $130.00 by Analysts at Robert W. Baird

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) had its price objective lifted by Robert W. Baird from $104.00 to $130.00 in a research report released on Thursday, Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the business services provider’s stock.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays upped their price target on TransUnion from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on TransUnion from $97.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on TransUnion from $85.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on TransUnion from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on TransUnion from $96.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $104.53.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of TRU opened at $106.64 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.66. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $101.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $85.52. TransUnion has a 52-week low of $42.09 and a 52-week high of $113.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.71 billion, a PE ratio of -74.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 15.03% and a negative net margin of 6.11%. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.80 EPS. TransUnion’s quarterly revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Investors of record on Friday, August 23rd were paid a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 23rd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -29.37%.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In related news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 2,900 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.58, for a total value of $248,182.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 27,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,373,047.82. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 2,900 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.58, for a total value of $248,182.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 27,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,373,047.82. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total value of $90,140.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 69,547 shares in the company, valued at $6,268,966.58. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 13,715 shares of company stock worth $1,299,729. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in TransUnion by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 788 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $83,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its position in TransUnion by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 17,822 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,322,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its position in TransUnion by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,762 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $205,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in TransUnion by 22.3% during the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 910 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period. Finally, OLD National Bancorp IN increased its position in TransUnion by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 4,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $341,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the period.

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.