As of Wednesday close, TransUnion’s (NYSE:TRU) stock was up $0.24, moving up 0.30 percent to $79.13. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,129,400 shares. 1 time new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $1.81 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 1,338,150, while in the previous 50 days, it was 1,473,350.
Since last month, TRU stock retreated -1.95%. Shares of the company fell to $76.94 on 08/08/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $84.37 was reached on 07/26/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $50.32. Since the beginning of this year, TRU’s stock price has risen by 39.44% or $22.38, and marked a new high 17 times. However, the stock has declined by -6.21% since its 52-week high.
TRU stock investors should be aware that TransUnion (TRU) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 9 days ago on Aug 08. MAULDIN RICHARD DANE, the EVP – Operations of the company, disposed of 2,000 shares for $77.02 on Aug 08. It resulted in a $154,040 divestment by the insider. CHAOUKI STEVEN M sold 951 shares at an average price of $80.31 on Jul 24. The insider now owns 61,421 shares following the transaction. On Jun 29, Former EVP, Chief Info & Tech Dhar Abhi sold 3,500 shares at $80.00 apiece. The transaction was valued at $280,000.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, TransUnion (TRU) has a P/E ratio of about 71.29. The stock’s beta is 1.36. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.09, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 3.50, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 39.82 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.1050 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.1050.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, TransUnion’s quick ratio stood at 1.50, while its current ratio was 1.50, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 1.23, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 1.25. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 65.10% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to 31.97%, whereas operating margins totaled 16.20%. Based on annual data, TRU earned $2.49 billion in gross profit and brought in $3.71 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 4.90%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 5.50%.
In TransUnion’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $5.35 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. While analysts expected TransUnion to report $0.83 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.86 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 3.60%. During the quarter, the company generated $288.5 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of TransUnion were 7.16 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $5.59 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $193.3 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at TransUnion’s (TRU) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 13.24%, the RSI 9-day stood at 53.05% on 16 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current TransUnion price is up by +2.34% percent or $1.81. At present, TRU shares trade -2.31% below its 20-day simple moving average and +36.64% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +8.19% above its SMA50 and +37.26% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 48.35% and Stochastic coefficient D was 40.66%, while ATR was 1.48. Given the Stochastic reading of 60.50% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 53.63%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.65, while the 14-day reading stands at 0.36.
Analyst Ratings
Needham upgraded its rating on TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) to a Buy in a note to investors on April 26, 2023. The analysts firm previously had a Hold rating on the stock.TransUnion (TRU) has been rated Buy by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, TRU is a sell, and 4 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate TransUnion stock as buy, with 15 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $92.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $80.00 – $100.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict TransUnion (TRU) will achieve an average price target of $91.21.
