The stock price of TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has plunged by -3.62 when compared to previous closing price of 106.77, but the company has seen a 1.91% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2024-11-08 that CHICAGO, Nov. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.105 per share for the third quarter 2024. The dividend will be payable on December 9, 2024, to shareholders of record on November 22, 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) Right Now?
TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 89.88x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.62. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for TRU is 193.87M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.24% of that float. On November 13, 2024, the average trading volume of TRU was 1.51M shares.
TRU’s Market Performance
TRU stock saw a decrease of 1.91% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -3.74% and a quarterly a decrease of 12.62%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.71%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.64% for TransUnion (TRU). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.61% for TRU stock, with a simple moving average of 21.72% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TRU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TRU stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for TRU by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for TRU in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $130 based on the research report published on October 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TRU reach a price target of $110. The rating they have provided for TRU stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 01st, 2024.
TRU Trading at -0.47% 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 -9.07% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.71%, as shares sank -4.41% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.82% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TRU rose by +1.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +46.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $104.58. In addition, TransUnion saw 49.76% 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 1,500 shares at the price of $105.66 back on Nov 08 ’24. After this action, CHAOUKI STEVEN M now owns 62,988 shares of TransUnion, valued at $158,490 using the latest closing price.
CHAOUKI STEVEN M, the Officer of TransUnion, proposed sale 1,500 shares at $105.66 during a trade that took place back on Nov 08 ’24, which means that CHAOUKI STEVEN M is holding shares at $158,490 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TRU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for TransUnion stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 5.45, with 2.02 for asset returns.
Based on TransUnion (TRU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.14 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.75. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.02. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.14for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.68.
Conclusion
To sum up, TransUnion (TRU) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as 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.
