Insider Selling: TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Insider Sells $34,600.00 in Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Todd Skinner sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.20, for a total value of $34,600.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 55,763 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,858,799.60. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TRU opened at $69.28 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $73.60 and a 200-day moving average of $79.91. The stock has a market cap of $13.37 billion, a PE ratio of 29.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $65.24 and a fifty-two week high of $99.39.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The business services provider reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.04. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.19% and a net margin of 9.95%.The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.97 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. TransUnion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.630-4.71 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.100 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 3.99 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 26th were paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This is an increase from TransUnion’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 26th. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.55%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TRU has been the topic of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on TransUnion from $103.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $95.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of TransUnion from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.54.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TransUnion

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRU. Vulcan Value Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the fourth quarter worth about $91,043,000. Larry Mathis Financial Planning LLC bought a new stake in TransUnion during the fourth quarter worth approximately $423,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in TransUnion by 265.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 19,303 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,656,000 after buying an additional 14,014 shares during the period. Worthington Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the 4th quarter worth about $686,000. Finally, MidFirst Bank bought a new position in shares of TransUnion during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $234,000.

About TransUnion

TransUnion is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make critical decisions using data and analytics. As one of the three major credit bureaus in the United States, TransUnion collects and aggregates credit information on individuals and businesses, providing credit reports, risk scores and portfolio management tools to financial institutions, lenders, landlords and other decision makers. Its consumer-facing products enable individuals to monitor credit status, detect identity theft and access personalized financial insights.

The company’s offerings span credit risk assessment, identity management, fraud prevention and marketing solutions.