Lion Street Advisors LLC Sells 226 Shares of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

Lion Street Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 8.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,345 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 226 shares during the quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $217,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its stake in TransUnion by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,211 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of TransUnion by 15.0% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 788 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in shares of TransUnion by 84.5% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in TransUnion by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,261,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in TransUnion by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,094 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $101,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on TRU. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on TransUnion from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.63.

TransUnion Stock Down 1.3 %

TransUnion stock opened at $96.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $18.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.63. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $95.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. TransUnion has a twelve month low of $66.07 and a twelve month high of $113.17.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.52%.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransUnion

In other TransUnion news, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of TransUnion 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 directly owns 27,026 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,702,600. The trade was a 30.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 58,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,611,923.60. This trade represents a 1.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 20,090 shares of company stock valued at $2,012,708 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

About TransUnion

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.