Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding TransUnion (TRU) Through Ratios

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The closing price of TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) was $80.95 for the day, up 1.24% from the previous closing price of $79.96. In other words, the price has increased by $1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.87 million shares were traded. TRU stock price reached its highest trading level at $81.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $79.7.

Ratios:

Our analysis of TRU’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 36.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 51.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.65 and its Current Ratio is at 1.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.31.

On June 20, 2024, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $92.

BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on April 01, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $65 to $90.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 12 ’24 when Cello Todd M sold 12,865 shares for $80.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,029,200 led to the insider holds 101,426 shares of the business.

CHAOUKI STEVEN M sold 1,000 shares of TRU for $74,270 on Jul 01 ’24. The President, US Markets now owns 70,547 shares after completing the transaction at $74.27 per share. On Jun 21 ’24, another insider, RUSSELL HEATHER J, who serves as the EVP, Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 7,120 shares for $73.53 each. As a result, the insider received 523,534 and left with 25,624 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, TRU now has a Market Capitalization of 15722835968 and an Enterprise Value of 20638832640. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.276 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.54.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for TRU is 1.61, which has changed by -0.009169757 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23279357 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, TRU has reached a high of $82.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $42.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.82%.

Shares Statistics:

TRU traded an average of 1.57M shares per day over the past three months and 1080130 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 193.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 193.44M. Insiders hold about 0.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.58% stake in the company. Shares short for TRU as of 1719532800 were 4872509 with a Short Ratio of 3.10, compared to 1717113600 on 5538159. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4872509 and a Short% of Float of 2.52.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.42, TRU has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.42. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0052526263The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.45.

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