State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D Has $7.66 Million Holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 111,462 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,514 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $7,659,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in TransUnion during the third quarter worth $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of TransUnion in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of TransUnion by 35.0% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,544 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the 3rd quarter valued at about $120,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TRU has been the topic of a number of research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of TransUnion from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Bank of America upgraded shares of TransUnion from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $65.00 to $90.00 in a report on Monday, April 1st. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on TransUnion from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Evercore ISI upped their price target on TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on TransUnion from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. 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, TransUnion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $83.60.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In related news, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the business’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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,720,777.30. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Timothy J. Martin sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.59, for a total transaction of $943,080.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 54,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,284,883.98. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Richard Dane Mauldin sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.10, for a total transaction of $117,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

TransUnion Stock Up 0.2 %

NYSE:TRU traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $74.47. 1,873,346 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,713,301. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The company has a market cap of $14.46 billion, a PE ratio of -50.40, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.61. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $76.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $67.88. TransUnion has a one year low of $42.09 and a one year high of $82.75.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $977.62 million. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.50% and a positive return on equity of 13.58%. Equities analysts predict that TransUnion will post 3.31 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -28.19%.

TransUnion 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.