In the past week, TRU stock has gone down by -0.40%, with a monthly decline of -13.14% and a quarterly plunge of -1.29%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.96%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.81% for TransUnion The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.44% for TRU’s stock, with a -2.14% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.63.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TRU is 193.47M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.85% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of TRU on April 24, 2024 was 1.63M shares.
TRU) stock’s latest price update
The stock of TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has increased by 2.81 when compared to last closing price of 67.59. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.40% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-22 that Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of TransUnion (TRU) for the quarter ended March 2024 by going beyond Wall Street’s top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Analysts’ Opinion of TRU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TRU stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for TRU by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for TRU in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $90 based on the research report published on April 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TRU reach a price target of $81. The rating they have provided for TRU stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 19th, 2023.
TRU Trading at -8.97% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TRU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.81%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.96%, as shares sank -11.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.40% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TRU fell by -0.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $74.63. In addition, TransUnion saw 1.14% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TRU starting from CHAOUKI STEVEN M, who sale 1,775 shares at the price of $81.30 back on Apr 01 ’24. After this action, CHAOUKI STEVEN M now owns 75,099 shares of TransUnion, valued at $144,308 using the latest closing price.
MAULDIN RICHARD DANE, the EVP – Operations of TransUnion, sale 1,500 shares at $78.10 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’24, which means that MAULDIN RICHARD DANE is holding 22,033 shares at $117,150 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TRU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for TransUnion stands at -0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -5.02, with -1.80 for asset returns.
Based on TransUnion (TRU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.18 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.3for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.47.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, TransUnion (TRU) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
