In the past week, TRU stock has gone up by 4.58%, with a monthly gain of 2.29% and a quarterly surge of 12.86%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.16%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.05% for TransUnion. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.97% for TRU’s stock, with a 10.42% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for TRU is at 1.64. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TRU is 193.45M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.97% of that float. The average trading volume for TRU on May 10, 2024 was 1.73M shares.
TRU) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has jumped by 0.40 compared to previous close of 77.80. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.58% in its stock price over the last five trading days. CNBC Television reported 2024-05-07 that Chris Cartwright, TransUnion CEO, joins ‘Closing Bell Overtime’ to talk the U.S. consumer and credit market.
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 2.34% 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 -5.61% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.05%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.16%, as shares surge +2.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.75% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TRU rose by +4.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $73.13. In addition, TransUnion saw 13.68% 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 1,776 shares at the price of $73.15 back on May 01 ’24. After this action, CHAOUKI STEVEN M now owns 73,323 shares of TransUnion, valued at $129,914 using the latest closing price.
CHAOUKI STEVEN M, the President, US Markets & CI of TransUnion, sale 1,775 shares at $81.30 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’24, which means that CHAOUKI STEVEN M is holding 75,099 shares at $144,308 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TRU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for TransUnion stands at -0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -4.65, with -1.71 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 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.31. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.18 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.05for 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 1.65.
Conclusion
In conclusion, TransUnion (TRU) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
