Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC Makes New $217,000 Investment in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC bought a new position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,068 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $217,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 179,865 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $14,369,000 after acquiring an additional 6,270 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management bought a new position in shares of TransUnion in the 1st quarter valued at $3,900,000. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 327,518 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,136,000 after acquiring an additional 7,636 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 24.1% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,468,854 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $257,250,000 after acquiring an additional 674,187 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 13,135 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,058,000 after acquiring an additional 832 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at TransUnion

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 1st. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,268,966.58. This trade represents a 0.00 % 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 other TransUnion news, CAO Jennifer A. Williams sold 405 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total transaction of $38,709.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $686,837.88. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total transaction of $90,140.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 69,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,268,966.58. This represents 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 valued at $1,299,729. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

TransUnion Price Performance

TRU stock opened at $103.63 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion, a PE ratio of -72.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.62. The company’s 50-day moving average is $101.57 and its 200-day moving average is $85.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.66. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $42.09 and a 1 year high of $113.17.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 6.11% and a positive return on equity of 15.03%. The business’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.80 EPS. Equities research analysts expect 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 given a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.41%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is -29.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on TransUnion from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Thursday. UBS Group initiated coverage on TransUnion in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price objective on shares of TransUnion in a report on Thursday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $104.53.

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.