Insider Selling: TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) EVP Sells $1,793,099.00 in Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) EVP Venkat Achanta sold 23,287 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.00, for a total value of $1,793,099.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 196,912 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,162,224. This represents a 10.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:TRU opened at $74.66 on Thursday. TransUnion has a twelve month low of $63.37 and a twelve month high of $95.50. The firm has a market cap of $14.30 billion, a PE ratio of 19.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 1.90. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.99 and a 200-day moving average of $74.28.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.07. TransUnion had a net margin of 15.08% and a return on equity of 16.29%. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.08 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. TransUnion has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.180-1.210 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.750-4.830 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that TransUnion will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.19%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TransUnion

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 12.5% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,187 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its position in TransUnion by 26.1% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 690 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in TransUnion by 14.7% in the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,188 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its stake in TransUnion by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 8,560 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $734,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raiffeisen Bank International AG lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 9,468 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $680,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on TRU shares. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of TransUnion from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Barclays upped their price objective on TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered TransUnion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on TransUnion from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on TransUnion from $90.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.38.

About TransUnion

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make more informed decisions. Its services use credit, identity, and other data to support lending, insurance, telecommunications, retail, employment, and other commercial activities.

The company provides credit reporting and risk-management solutions, including consumer credit information, scoring, decisioning tools, fraud detection, identity verification, and analytics. TransUnion also offers marketing and audience-insights products designed to help organizations understand and reach consumers, as well as consumer-facing services that provide access to credit information, monitoring, and identity-protection tools.

TransUnion traces its origins to 1968, when it was established as a holding company for a railroad-leasing business before developing into a consumer credit reporting organization.