Entropy Technologies LP Invests $748,000 in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRUFree Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 8,068 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $748,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of TransUnion during the third quarter worth $469,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in TransUnion by 84.9% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 956 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $100,000 after buying an additional 439 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in TransUnion by 492.8% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 13,883 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,454,000 after buying an additional 11,541 shares in the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its position in TransUnion by 433.3% in the 3rd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 1,600 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $167,000 after buying an additional 1,300 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Planning grew its stake in TransUnion by 43.8% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 11,278 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,181,000 after acquiring an additional 3,436 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, insider Todd C. Skinner sold 3,090 shares of the firm’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 approximately $2,469,312.84. This trade represents a 11.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,500 shares of TransUnion stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.73, for a total transaction of $151,095.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 60,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,092,956.24. The trade was a 2.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 18,590 shares of company stock worth $1,854,218. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price 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 increased their price target on TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on TransUnion from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their target price on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, TransUnion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.63.

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TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TRU opened at $94.19 on Wednesday. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.07 and a 12 month high of $113.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $95.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $97.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The firm has a market cap of $18.36 billion, a PE ratio of 81.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.63.

TransUnion Profile

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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.

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