TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) EVP Mohamed Abdelsadek Sells 397 Shares of Company Stock

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) EVP Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 397 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $29,775.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 52,284 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,921,300. This represents a 0.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Mohamed Abdelsadek also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, October 15th, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 500 shares of TransUnion stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total transaction of $35,000.00.
• On Thursday, October 1st, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 250 shares of TransUnion stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.29, for a total transaction of $15,572.50.
• On Monday, September 14th, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 1,250 shares of TransUnion stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.07, for a total transaction of $98,837.50.
• On Tuesday, July 28th, Mohamed Abdelsadek sold 23,495 shares of TransUnion stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $1,997,075.00.

TransUnion Stock Down 1.2%

NYSE TRU traded down $0.89 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $73.19. The stock had a trading volume of 3,145,220 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,523,763. TransUnion has a 1 year low of $60.96 and a 1 year high of $89.12. The stock has a market cap of $14.02 billion, a PE ratio of 19.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $75.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.90.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.07. TransUnion had a return on equity of 16.29% and a net margin of 15.08%. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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, research analysts expect that TransUnion will post 4.24 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were paid a $0.1250 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. TransUnion’s payout ratio is currently 13.19%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on TRU. Mizuho dropped their price objective on TransUnion from $77.00 to $74.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on TransUnion from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $85.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Griffin Securities set a $98.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $91.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TransUnion

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of TransUnion during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,367,560,000. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 4,044,338 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $247,190,000 after buying an additional 689,649 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the second quarter worth $280,292,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 8.5% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 3,740,326 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $258,794,000 after acquiring an additional 293,091 shares during the period. Finally, Meritage Group LP bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion in the second quarter worth $263,751,000.

TransUnion Company Profile

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) is a global information and insights company that helps businesses and consumers make more informed decisions. The company collects, analyzes and delivers data related to credit, identity, fraud and consumer behavior, serving customers across financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, telecommunications and other industries.

Its products and services include consumer credit reports and scores, credit-risk assessment, marketing and audience insights, identity verification, fraud detection, investigative tools and decisioning software.