TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The business services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.14), Zacks reports. TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 5.47%. TransUnion updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.930-4.080 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.960-0.990 EPS.

TransUnion Stock Up 6.3 %

TRU stock traded up $5.87 during trading on Thursday, reaching $99.34. The stock had a trading volume of 2,259,098 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,509,774. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The company has a market capitalization of $19.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.63. TransUnion has a one year low of $66.07 and a one year high of $113.17. The company’s 50 day moving average is $95.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.75.

TransUnion Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 27th will be given a dividend of $0.115 per share. This is a positive change from TransUnion’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.46%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.52%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of TransUnion from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price target on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.63.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other TransUnion news, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $1,200,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 27,026 shares in the company, valued at $2,702,600. This represents a 30.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 3,090 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.48, for a total value of $313,573.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 24,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,469,312.84. This trade represents a 11.27 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 18,590 shares of company stock valued at $1,854,218 in the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.