TransUnion Valuation

Is TRU undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of TRU when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: TRU ($81.96) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($149.41)

Significantly Below Fair Value: TRU is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for TRU?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

TRU key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA17.7x
PEG Ration/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does TRU's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for TRU vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.5x
J Jacobs Solutions
1.1x3.9%US$18.1b
BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holding
1.9x7.5%US$20.4b
LDOS Leidos Holdings
1.3x4.3%US$20.1b
PSN Parsons
1.5x7.9%US$8.3b
TRU TransUnion
4.1x6.7%US$15.7b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: TRU is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.1x) compared to the peer average (1.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does TRU's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a18.4%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: TRU is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.1x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (1.5x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is TRU's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

TRU PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio4.1x
Fair PS Ratio3.9x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: TRU is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst TRU forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$81.96
US$90.06
+9.9%
7.2%US$100.00US$75.00n/a18
Jul ’25US$72.72
US$89.95
+23.7%
7.1%US$100.00US$75.00n/a18
Jun ’25US$71.92
US$89.95
+25.1%
7.1%US$100.00US$75.00n/a18
May ’25US$74.61
US$89.95
+20.6%
7.1%US$100.00US$75.00n/a18
Apr ’25US$79.10
US$87.22
+10.3%
7.4%US$101.00US$75.00n/a18
Mar ’25US$78.71
US$83.98
+6.7%
9.6%US$101.00US$65.00n/a20
Feb ’25US$70.48
US$74.74
+6.0%
14.5%US$92.00US$47.00n/a19
Jan ’25US$68.71
US$69.47
+1.1%
16.2%US$91.00US$47.00n/a19
Dec ’24US$60.40
US$66.94
+10.8%
15.5%US$91.00US$47.00n/a18
Nov ’24US$44.00
US$65.17
+48.1%
18.6%US$91.00US$44.00n/a18
Oct ’24US$71.79
US$93.11
+29.7%
6.2%US$105.00US$80.00n/a18
Sep ’24US$81.13
US$91.95
+13.3%
6.1%US$101.00US$80.00n/a19
Aug ’24US$79.51
US$91.95
+15.6%
6.1%US$101.00US$80.00n/a19
Jul ’24US$78.33
US$81.95
+4.6%
9.1%US$101.00US$67.00US$72.7219
Jun ’24US$72.81
US$80.74
+10.9%
9.8%US$101.00US$67.00US$71.9219
May ’24US$68.31
US$80.47
+17.8%
9.7%US$101.00US$67.00US$74.6119
Apr ’24US$62.14
US$80.28
+29.2%
10.0%US$99.00US$66.00US$79.1018
Mar ’24US$65.09
US$81.22
+24.8%
8.4%US$99.00US$70.00US$78.7118
Feb ’24US$74.20
US$78.08
+5.2%
12.9%US$98.00US$62.00US$70.4818
Jan ’24US$56.75
US$75.41
+32.9%
12.2%US$98.00US$62.00US$68.7117
Dec ’23US$62.47
US$76.12
+21.8%
11.4%US$98.00US$62.00US$60.4017
Nov ’23US$56.60
US$75.88
+34.1%
11.7%US$98.00US$62.00US$44.0017
Oct ’23US$59.49
US$90.89
+52.8%
10.7%US$110.00US$72.00US$71.7918
Sep ’23US$74.66
US$93.22
+24.9%
10.6%US$110.00US$72.00US$81.1318
Aug ’23US$77.53
US$93.50
+20.6%
11.6%US$115.00US$72.00US$79.5118
Jul ’23US$81.92
US$107.22
+30.9%
11.5%US$138.00US$88.00US$78.3318

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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