Hengehold Capital Management LLC Acquires 1,409 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Hengehold Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRUFree Report) by 40.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,896 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,409 shares during the quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $454,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Huntington National Bank grew its position in TransUnion by 84.5% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in TransUnion by 82.1% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 428 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in shares of TransUnion by 4,590.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 469 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Quarry LP lifted its stake in TransUnion by 963.0% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 574 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director now owns 27,026 shares in the company, valued at $2,702,600. This represents a 30.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was 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 owns 59,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,568,076.80. The trade was a 1.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 19,090 shares of company stock valued at $1,916,758 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

TransUnion Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE TRU opened at $95.96 on Friday. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $66.07 and a fifty-two week high of $113.17. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $95.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.70 billion, a PE ratio of 83.44, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRUGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 15.38%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.80 EPS. Equities analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Wolfe Research raised TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $119.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $97.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, UBS Group initiated coverage on TransUnion in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, TransUnion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $108.19.

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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.

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