TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Sold by Boston Partners

Boston Partners reduced its holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 41.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,098,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 780,790 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners owned about 0.57% of TransUnion worth $87,639,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of TRU. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of TransUnion by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,910,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,230,645,000 after acquiring an additional 234,123 shares during the period. Capital International Investors purchased a new position in shares of TransUnion in the fourth quarter valued at $663,001,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of TransUnion by 570.4% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,029,897 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $483,024,000 after buying an additional 5,981,271 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 51.8% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,755,729 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $539,108,000 after buying an additional 2,306,596 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in TransUnion by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,316,891 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $424,288,000 after acquiring an additional 572,121 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TRU has been the subject of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of TransUnion from $94.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on TransUnion from $89.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Bank of America upgraded TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 20th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on TransUnion from $85.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on TransUnion from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.80.

TransUnion Trading Down 2.6 %

TransUnion stock traded down $2.27 during trading on Friday, reaching $85.38. The company had a trading volume of 2,735,944 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,780,469. TransUnion has a 12-month low of $42.09 and a 12-month high of $91.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 1.66. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $76.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -59.71, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.61.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 6.11% and a positive return on equity of 15.03%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.10, for a total transaction of $511,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 32,744 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,393,586.40. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,776 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.00, for a total value of $127,872.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 71,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,151,384. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Heather J. Russell sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.10, for a total value of $511,700.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 32,744 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,393,586.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 29,761 shares of company stock worth $2,266,576 over the last three months. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About TransUnion

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.