AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc Has $10.86 Million Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc trimmed its stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 5.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 117,228 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 7,189 shares during the period. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $10,864,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of TRU. Huntington National Bank grew its position in TransUnion by 84.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake 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 in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in shares of TransUnion by 4,590.0% in the third 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.

TransUnion Stock Down 0.6 %

TRU opened at $95.41 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $95.88 and a 200-day moving average of $96.10. The company has a market capitalization of $18.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.62. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $66.07 and a fifty-two week high of $113.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68.

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

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

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

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 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 $2,702,600. This represents a 30.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.60, for a total transaction of $93,600.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 59,488 shares in the company, valued at $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 have sold 19,090 shares of company stock valued at $1,916,758 over the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TRU. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $119.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $108.19.

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.