C WorldWide Group Holding A S Has $12.67 Million Stock Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

C WorldWide Group Holding A S lifted its holdings in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 184,419 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the period. C WorldWide Group Holding A S owned about 0.10% of TransUnion worth $12,671,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of TRU. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of TransUnion during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,063,000. Simplicity Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC now owns 15,126 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,086,000 after purchasing an additional 764 shares during the period. Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 351,413 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,228,000 after purchasing an additional 1,471 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 11.7% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 111,040 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,972,000 after purchasing an additional 11,607 shares during the period. Finally, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 44,535 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,197,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total transaction of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 75,099 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,105,548.70. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other TransUnion news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,775 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.30, for a total value of $144,307.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 75,099 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,105,548.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,720,777.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,275 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,538. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TRU has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $83.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Barclays increased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $55.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 17th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of TransUnion from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $83.60.

TransUnion Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TRU traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $74.49. 1,873,347 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,905,408. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.47. The company has a market cap of $14.47 billion, a PE ratio of -52.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.61. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $76.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $67.91. TransUnion has a 1-year low of $42.09 and a 1-year high of $82.75.

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

TransUnion Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. TransUnion’s payout ratio is currently -29.37%.

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.