West Oak Capital LLC Has $182,000 Stock Position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)

West Oak Capital LLC raised its holdings in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) by 684.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,960 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,710 shares during the quarter. West Oak Capital LLC’s holdings in TransUnion were worth $182,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in TransUnion by 32.2% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 16,339,762 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,211,757,000 after acquiring an additional 3,977,595 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of TransUnion by 307.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,540,896 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $475,432,000 after purchasing an additional 3,427,199 shares in the last quarter. XN LP grew its stake in shares of TransUnion by 194.7% in the 2nd quarter. XN LP now owns 1,973,684 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $146,368,000 after buying an additional 1,303,996 shares during the period. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP bought a new stake in TransUnion in the 3rd quarter valued at about $92,661,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in TransUnion by 16.8% during 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 period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Steven M. Chaouki sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.60, for a total value of $93,600.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 59,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,568,076.80. This trade represents a 1.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director George M. Awad sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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. This represents a 30.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 19,090 shares of company stock worth $1,916,758 in the last quarter. 0.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

TransUnion Stock Performance

Shares of TransUnion stock traded down $3.60 on Friday, reaching $86.55. 1,741,203 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,422,717. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.68. The company has a 50 day moving average of $97.82 and a 200 day moving average of $94.68. TransUnion has a 52 week low of $66.07 and a 52 week high of $113.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.87 billion, a PE ratio of 75.26, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.62.

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. TransUnion had a net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 15.38%. The company’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.80 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that TransUnion will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current year.

TransUnion Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.49%. TransUnion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.52%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on TRU. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price objective on shares of TransUnion in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $115.00 to $112.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of TransUnion from $104.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of TransUnion in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded TransUnion from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TransUnion presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $106.31.

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.