Arlington Partners LLC Increases Stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Arlington Partners LLC boosted its stake in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 45,395 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,073 shares during the period. Arlington Partners LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $4,209,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of TRU. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 17.4% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 19,180,562 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,008,205,000 after buying an additional 2,840,800 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 307.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,540,896 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $475,432,000 after buying an additional 3,427,199 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 16.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,426,510 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $463,456,000 after buying an additional 635,581 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 3,154,262 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $330,251,000 after buying an additional 75,410 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd grew its position in shares of TransUnion by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 3,054,632 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $283,195,000 after buying an additional 188,300 shares during the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the business’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. The trade was a 30.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.95, for a total value of $95,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 58,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,611,923.60. This represents a 1.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 18,590 shares of company stock valued at $1,854,218. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

TransUnion Trading Down 0.7 %

TransUnion stock opened at $95.19 on Monday. 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 business’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.65. TransUnion has a 12 month low of $66.07 and a 12 month high of $113.17. The company has a market capitalization of $18.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.63.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on TransUnion from $135.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird lifted 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. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price target on TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, TransUnion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.63.

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.