AlphaMadera's AlphaVal page classifies TransUnion as a Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers business and values it using P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality, then compares the result to the current market price to flag TRU as undervalued, fairly valued, or overvalued.

What is TransUnion's fair value?

Fair value for TRU comes from a P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality model -- the approach AlphaVal selected for this company's Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers classification. The live AlphaVal page shows bear, base, and bull scenarios alongside the key assumption behind each.

How does AlphaMadera value TRU?

AlphaVal routes each company to one of ten valuation archetypes based on its business model. TRU was classified as Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers and is valued using P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality, built from TRU's most recent reported fundamentals.

TRU - TransUnion

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS | PRICE TARGET: $94.90 DETAILS

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong

Trading 215.0% above fair value

Current Price $82.88

Bear Case $18.42 77.8% downside ($18.42 - $82.88) / $82.88 = -77.8% ROTCE 7.7% → 0.42x TBV

Fair Value $26.31 68.3% downside ($26.31 - $82.88) / $82.88 = -68.3% ROTCE 10.3% → 0.72x TBV

Bull Case $34.20 58.7% downside ($34.20 - $82.88) / $82.88 = -58.7% ROTCE 11.8% → 0.89x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

Return on Tangible Equity

10.3%

Cost of Equity

12.7%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (10.3%) vs. cost of equity (12.7%)

Terminal Value % of EV

Implied Market Multiple 3.58x

Market is pricing in (growth)

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 10.3% vs. 12.7% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 0.72x on $23.17 tangible book, implying $26.31 per share. DDM cross-check: $6.38.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (27 analysts) $94.90

Analyst Range $77.00 – $115.00

Divergence from AlphaVal 72%

Warnings

⚠ Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.

⚠ Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.

⚠ Return on equity (10.3%) is below the minimum investors require (12.7%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.

ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $6.38 (76% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $94.90 (from 27 analysts). Our estimate is 72% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly