TransUnion (TRU) Q3 earnings: what to expect
Credit reporting company TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) will be reporting results this Tuesday morning. Here’s what you need to know.
TransUnion beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.31 billion, up 14.9% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting TransUnion’s revenue to grow 11.8% year on year, improving from the 7.8% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. TransUnion has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at TransUnion’s peers in the professional services segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. SS&C delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 7.8%, meeting analysts’ expectations, and Equifax reported revenues up 9.6%, in line with consensus estimates. SS&C traded down 7.3% following the results while Equifax was up 10.7%.
Read our full analysis of SS&C’s results here and Equifax’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the professional services segment, with share prices up 3.7% on average over the last month. TransUnion is up 23.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $89.29 (compared to the current share price of $81.47).
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