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TransUnion

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 15% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (404/wk), no spike
$TRU·$15B·Financial - Credit Services·Financial Services
$83.67-1.5%YTD-5.0%1Y-3.2%
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2026-08-23: 38 posts404-7%
Price updated 4h ago·X counts updated 9d ago
TRTRU
$TRUTransUnion
$83.67-1.46%404 posts-7%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $TRU, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-01

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

The credit-bureau compounder that beat Q2 with a guide raise — sitting mid-range, quietly setting up.

TransUnion is one of the three US consumer credit reporting agencies (with Equifax and Experian), plus growing international and fraud/analytics businesses. Q2 beat with a raised guide drove a 10%+ single-session move, and the tape has been consolidating since.

  • Revenue growth is holding double-digits: Q2 came in at $1.31B (+15% YoY) with operating margin at 32%, and analyst FY27 EPS estimates at $5.56 (from $4.82 FY26) reflect steady earnings expansion.
  • The last four EPS prints beat consensus by 4-9% — an unspectacular but durable beat streak, and the FCFY of 5.1% at PE 21x is reasonable for a business with structural pricing power on volume-agnostic subscriptions.
  • Position sits at the 67th percentile of the 52-week range with volume 80% of normal — the tape has been consolidating rather than pushing to new highs, an actual coil that a Q3 print could resolve.
  • Insider prints have been mildly bearish (three officer sales totaling $836K across early August), but on modest dollar amounts — not the coordinated cluster you see at a top.

The path forward is decided by the Oct 22 Q3 print — mortgage volume trajectory (the beat differentiator from FICO), international revenue growth, and fraud/analytics segment mix. A guide raise plus mortgage-volume acceleration continues the compounder story; a mortgage volume miss into rate-uncertainty invalidates the coil.

Agrees with X sentimentAligned with the bull thread — Q2 beat plus guide raise plus 10.2% single-day move all validate the coiled setup. The mortgage-volume resilience vs FICO (-3% QoQ vs -6%) is a real differentiator. Crypto/RWA and TruScreen mentions are noise unrelated to this equity.

What to watch: The Oct 22 Q3 print — mortgage volume trajectory (needs to hold flat or better; watch relative to FICO), international revenue growth, and fraud/analytics segment mix. A mortgage-volume miss into rate uncertainty invalidates the coil; a guide raise plus mortgage stabilization continues the compounder story.

On the calendar: 2026-10-22 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-05

TransUnion sentiment is bullish after a Q2 beat on EPS and revenue with raised guidance and a +10.2% day, called out as a leading watchlist name for follow-through. Bulls also flag TRU as relatively more resilient than FICO on mortgage (-3% QoQ vs FICO -6%). Separately, some crypto/RWA posts include $TRU as a top low-cap bet ahead of an RWA season. A small microcap TruScreen mention adds noise. The core signal on the credit-bureau is unambiguously constructive.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Consumer credit bureau and data analytics company providing credit risk, fraud detection, and identity verification solutions to businesses globally.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Financial - Credit Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $TRU.

Financial - Credit Services · Financial Services

Consumer credit quality is the central variable; delinquency trends in credit cards and auto loans determine reserve requirements and loss expectations. Rate normalization improves NIM dynamics but a credit cycle turn would offset those gains.

What this means for $TRU

Partial — insurance earnings follow combined ratio and investment income dynamics, partially correlated to industry macro; TransUnion operates as a global consumer credit reporting agency that provides r.

Industry benchmark

18-name peer basket
-1.6%YTD
-13.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
21.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
22.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
5.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
18.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
55.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$1.23$1.16+6.0%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$1.18$1.11+6.3%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$1.07$1.03+3.9%
Q3 2025Oct 23, 2025$1.10$1.04+5.8%
Next earningsThu, Oct 22·consensus EPS $1.21

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$1.3B+14.9%58.4%32.0%$0.75$305.7M
Q1 FY26$1.2B+13.7%58.3%19.7%$2.06$19.0M
Q4 FY25$1.2B+13.0%59.3%17.4%$0.52$222.8M
Q3 FY25$1.2B+7.8%46.5%18.2%$0.50$240.4M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 16 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$5.2B$5.1B – $5.2B$4.82$4.77 – $4.8613
FY27$5.6B$5.5B – $5.9B$5.56$5.26 – $6.0916
FY28$6.0B$5.5B – $6.6B$6.46$5.91 – $6.8413
FY29$6.1B$5.8B – $6.3B$7.33$6.96 – $7.7412
FY30$6.5B$6.3B – $6.8B$7.51$7.13 – $7.936

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.67%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+8.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+10.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 190.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.9% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.535-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 11Zuiker Alicia BrookeEVP, CHRO8.7K sh$681KSellAug 3Todd C. SkinnerPresident950 sh$76KSellAug 3Steven M ChaoukiPresident1.0K sh$80KSellJul 28Mohamed AbdelsadekEVP, Chief Global Solutions23.5K sh$2.0MSellJul 7Jennifer A. WilliamsSVP, Chief Accounting Officer972 sh$78KSellJul 1Steven M ChaoukiPresident10.0K sh$726KSellJul 1Todd C. SkinnerPresident1.0K sh$73KSellJun 1Todd C. SkinnerPresident1.0K sh$71KSellJun 1Steven M ChaoukiPresident5.0K sh$354KSellMay 29Heather J RussellEVP, Chief Legal Officer6.7K sh$480K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

TransUnion (TRU) reported Q2 FY2026 earnings via press release (Exhibit 99.1) furnished July 28, 2026, and furnished a slide presentation (Exhibit 99.2) used in the Q2 earnings conference call. No financial figures appear in the 8-K body itself. This is a routine quarterly earnings disclosure for this credit data and analytics company.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 183
AI summary

TransUnion (TRU) filed a Form 3 for a newly appointed insider as of June 18, 2026, holding no securities of the issuer at the time of filing. Filed via attorney-in-fact Rachel Mantz. This is a routine initial insider ownership disclosure for a new executive or director.

8-KShareholder voteMay 158-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 108-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 14 other (9 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 ARS) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Do Options Traders Know Something About TransUnion Stock We Don't?zacks.com·2d agoCorient Private Wealth LP Makes New $7.52 Million Investment in TransUnion $TRUdefenseworld.net·2d agoHere's Why You Should Retain TransUnion Stock in Your Portfolio Nowzacks.com·5d agoWhy Is TransUnion (TRU) Up 0.9% Since Last Earnings Report?zacks.com·6d agoWhy TransUnion (TRU) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Termzacks.com·6d ago

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