Everpar Advisors LLC Invests $326,000 in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Everpar Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 4,738 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $326,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its holdings in TransUnion by 569.3% in the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 937 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 797 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in TransUnion by 35.0% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,544 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in TransUnion in the 3rd quarter worth about $120,000.

TransUnion Price Performance

TRU traded down $0.81 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $77.78. The stock had a trading volume of 872,144 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,689,575. The company has a market cap of $15.10 billion, a P/E ratio of -54.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.61. The business has a fifty day moving average of $76.36 and a 200 day moving average of $68.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 1.65. 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $977.62 million. TransUnion had a positive return on equity of 14.26% and a negative net margin of 7.02%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 17th will be issued a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -29.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on TRU shares. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on TransUnion from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on TransUnion from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on TransUnion from $87.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on TransUnion from $69.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, StockNews.com raised TransUnion from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $83.60.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total value of $117,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,720,777.30. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total value of $943,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 54,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,284,883.98. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 22,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,720,777.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,275 shares of company stock valued at $1,204,538. Insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

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.