Steven Chaouki Sells 5,000 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) insider Steven Chaouki sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.73, for a total transaction of $353,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 99,906 shares in the company, valued at $7,066,351.38. This trade represents a 4.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

TransUnion Stock Up 1.9%

TransUnion stock opened at $70.69 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.73. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $64.51 and a fifty-two week high of $99.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.58, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 1.93.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The business services provider reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.07. TransUnion had a net margin of 14.91% and a return on equity of 16.09%. The business had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.05 EPS. TransUnion’s quarterly revenue was up 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. TransUnion has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.130-1.150 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that TransUnion will post 4.21 EPS for the current year.

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 27th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.85%.

More TransUnion News

Here are the key news stories impacting TransUnion this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TransUnion expanded its TruIQ data enrichment capabilities on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, a move that could support growth in its identity, analytics, and prescreen credit marketing businesses by helping customers run secure campaigns at scale. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts still rate TransUnion (TRU) a “Moderate Buy” on average, suggesting Wall Street continues to see upside despite recent share weakness. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: TransUnion’s presentation at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference may have helped keep the company in focus, but it did not appear to introduce a major new catalyst by itself. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling has added to investor caution, with Steven M. Chaouki selling 5,000 shares and Todd C. Skinner selling 1,000 shares, which can create a negative read-through even though both trades were made under 10b5-1 plans. Article Title

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in TransUnion by 2.8% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,056,903 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,596,587,000 after buying an additional 517,098 shares in the last quarter. Dodge & Cox bought a new position in TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $843,952,000. Independent Franchise Partners LLP lifted its stake in TransUnion by 99.7% in the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 9,136,903 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $783,489,000 after buying an additional 4,561,619 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in TransUnion by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,832,003 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $585,844,000 after buying an additional 50,232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in TransUnion by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 4,932,203 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $422,936,000 after buying an additional 323,149 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TRU has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of TransUnion from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $72.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of TransUnion from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $91.27.

TransUnion Company Profile

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.