Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Shares of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the six brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $12.50.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 21st. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $12.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $12.80 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 21st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dun & Bradstreet

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Forum Financial Management LP purchased a new stake in Dun & Bradstreet in the 4th quarter valued at about $209,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,349,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet during the 4th quarter worth approximately $96,000. Vise Technologies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 33.1% during the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 17,001 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $212,000 after purchasing an additional 4,224 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 20.8% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 800,536 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $9,975,000 after purchasing an additional 138,054 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.68% of the company's stock.

Dun & Bradstreet Price Performance

DNB stock opened at $7.89 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.48 billion, a PE ratio of -131.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.19. The company's 50-day moving average is $10.62 and its 200-day moving average is $11.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.70. Dun & Bradstreet has a 1 year low of $7.78 and a 1 year high of $12.94.

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

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.54%. Dun & Bradstreet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -333.33%.

Dun & Bradstreet Company 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.

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