TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Acquired by C WorldWide Group Holding A S

C WorldWide Group Holding A S increased its stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 184,419 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the quarter. C WorldWide Group Holding A S’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $12,671,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,095 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $487,000 after buying an additional 715 shares in the last quarter. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in TransUnion during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,006,000. Heron Bay Capital Management grew its stake in TransUnion by 37.3% during the 4th quarter. Heron Bay Capital Management now owns 172,458 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,850,000 after purchasing an additional 46,826 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in TransUnion by 204.6% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 45,126 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,101,000 after purchasing an additional 30,312 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its stake in TransUnion by 607.6% during the 4th quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 20,917 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,446,000 after purchasing an additional 17,961 shares in the last quarter.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of TRU traded up $0.20 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $74.49. The stock had a trading volume of 1,873,347 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,905,408. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $42.09 and a 52 week high of $82.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.47. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $76.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $67.91. The company has a market capitalization of $14.47 billion, a P/E ratio of -52.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.61.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $977.62 million. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 14.22% and a negative net margin of 7.02%. On average, analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. TransUnion’s payout ratio is -29.37%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total transaction of $943,080.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 54,522 shares in the company, valued at $4,284,883.98. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total value of $144,307.50. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 75,099 shares in the company, valued at $6,105,548.70. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total value of $943,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 54,522 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,284,883.98. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,275 shares of company stock worth $1,204,538. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TRU has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on TransUnion from $83.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on TransUnion from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on TransUnion from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.60.

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.