Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lessened its position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU – Free Report) by 47.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 109,777 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 98,878 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned about 0.06% of TransUnion worth $9,660,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TRU. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new position in TransUnion in the second quarter worth $223,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the 2nd quarter worth $186,000. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its stake in TransUnion by 20.4% during the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 235,129 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $20,717,000 after buying an additional 39,885 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in TransUnion by 52.8% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,695 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $589,000 after buying an additional 2,314 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC raised its stake in TransUnion by 28.8% in the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 4,443 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $391,000 after buying an additional 994 shares during the last quarter.
TransUnion Stock Up 1.3%
NYSE:TRU opened at $84.69 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $81.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.51. TransUnion has a 1-year low of $66.38 and a 1-year high of $101.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.73.
TransUnion Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 8th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st were issued a dividend of $0.115 per share. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 21st. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.50%.
Insider Activity at TransUnion
In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.04, for a total value of $84,040.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 62,592 shares in the company, valued at $5,260,231.68. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.07, for a total transaction of $40,535.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 32,652 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,647,097.64. This represents a 1.51% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 3,500 shares of company stock valued at $288,235. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
TRU has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $78.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $103.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of TransUnion to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on TransUnion from $118.00 to $107.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, TransUnion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $103.54.
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TransUnion 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.
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