TransUnion (TRU) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) is scheduled to be releasing its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, July 25th. Analysts expect TransUnion to post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter. Investors that are interested in registering for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $977.62 million. TransUnion had a negative net margin of 7.02% and a positive return on equity of 14.26%. On average, analysts expect TransUnion to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

TransUnion Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE:TRU opened at $79.79 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.65. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $75.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.66. TransUnion has a 1-year low of $42.09 and a 1-year high of $82.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.50 billion, a P/E ratio of -55.80, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.61.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 17th were issued a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 16th. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.53%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -29.37%.

Insider Transactions at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, CFO Todd M. Cello sold 12,865 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $1,029,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 101,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,114,080. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other TransUnion news, CFO Todd M. Cello sold 12,865 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $1,029,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 101,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,114,080. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,776 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.00, for a total transaction of $127,872.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 71,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,151,384. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 29,761 shares of company stock valued at $2,266,576 over the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TRU has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on TransUnion from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. Bank of America raised shares of TransUnion from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, June 20th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of TransUnion from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on TransUnion from $83.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, TransUnion has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.73.

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.