Vontobel Holding Ltd. Takes $709,000 Position in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new position in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 56,924 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $709,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Savant Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 74,983 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $934,000 after purchasing an additional 3,727 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet during the fourth quarter worth approximately $127,000. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in Dun & Bradstreet by 30.2% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 12,861 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $160,000 after buying an additional 2,983 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd increased its holdings in Dun & Bradstreet by 46.1% during the fourth quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 24,644 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 7,773 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 60,548 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $754,000 after acquiring an additional 8,103 shares in the last quarter. 86.68% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DNB has been the subject of several research reports. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $12.80 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Dun & Bradstreet has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $12.50.

Dun & Bradstreet Stock Performance

DNB traded up $0.01 on Friday, reaching $9.45. The stock had a trading volume of 5,714,992 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,819,485. The company has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a P/E ratio of -157.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14. The business's 50-day moving average price is $11.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $8.77 and a 12-month high of $12.94.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by ($0.05). Dun & Bradstreet had a positive return on equity of 11.29% and a negative net margin of 1.20%. The company had revenue of $631.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $658.04 million. Sell-side analysts forecast that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Dun & Bradstreet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Dun & Bradstreet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -333.28%.

Dun & Bradstreet Profile

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc engages in providing business decisioning data and analytics solutions. The firm is involved in providing information with its solutions to support its clients with critical business operations. It offers end-to-end solutions to clients in the small business, finance, sales & marketing, third party risk & compliance, and public sectors.