TransUnion (NYSE: TRU): Is It A Buying Opportunity Again?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

TRU belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Consulting Services industry. The current market capitalization of TransUnion is $14.88B. A total of 1.32 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.60M shares.

In the most recent transaction, CHAOUKI STEVEN M sold 1,775 shares of TRU for 81.30 per share on Apr 01 ’24. After the transaction, the President, US Markets & CI now owns 75,099 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 14 ’24, MAULDIN RICHARD DANE sold 1,500 shares at 78.10 per share. TRU shares that EVP – Operations owns now total 22,033.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Martin Timothy J disposed of 12,000 shares on Mar 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $78.59. This resulted in the EVP – Global Solutions holding 54,522 shares of TRU after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MONAHAN THOMAS L bought 1,800 shares at $57.46 per share on Nov 17 ’23. Company shares held by the Director now total 19,071.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. TRU’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/6/2024 when it declared a $0.1050 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/22/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/4/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/16/2023. The TRU stock dividend was $0.1050 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, TRU has a high of $82.75 and a low of $42.09.

As of this writing, TRU has an earnings estimate of $0.8 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.84 per share and a lower estimate of $0.71. The company reported an EPS of $0.91 in the last quarter, which was -3.20% lower than expectations of $0.94.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. TRU’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.85B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $6.52B in debt and $1.36B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $20.68, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.01B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for TRU is Buy with a score of 4.35.

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