TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.930-4.080 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.380. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.3 billion-$4.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.5 billion. TransUnion also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.960-0.990 EPS.

TransUnion Stock Down 0.5 %

TRU stock opened at $93.46 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68. TransUnion has a fifty-two week low of $66.07 and a fifty-two week high of $113.17. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.75. The company has a market cap of $18.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.63.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by ($0.14). TransUnion had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 5.47%. On average, research analysts expect that TransUnion will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TransUnion Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.115 per share. This is a boost from TransUnion’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.49%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.52%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TRU has been the topic of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target 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 cut their target price on TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 target price on shares of TransUnion in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, TransUnion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.63.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.73, for a total value of $151,095.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 60,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,092,956.24. This trade represents a 2.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $1,200,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 27,026 shares in the company, valued at $2,702,600. The trade was a 30.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 18,590 shares of company stock worth $1,854,218 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.22% 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.