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3. TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) is down over 1% as of 12:33 PM ET after the Chicago, Illinois-based risk and information solution provider was downgraded by George Tong at Goldman Sachs from a Buy to a Neutral rating. The analyst thinks the stock price would remain range-bound in the short term following the margin dilutive acquisition of Neustar and due to the expectation of lower mortgage origination in the US, impacted by macroeconomic and geopolitical circumstances. However, Tong also highlighted the strong international growth prospects and potential for gaining market share as some of the catalysts for TransUnion (NYSE:TRU). On a sequential basis, the number of hedge funds holding a position in TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) decreased from 38 in the third quarter to 34 in Q4 2021.