Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $13.13.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $17.00 price objective on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $12.00 price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th.

Dun & Bradstreet Price Performance

NYSE DNB traded down $1.10 on Monday, hitting $9.44. 8,919,551 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,919,168. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $11.74 and a 200-day moving average of $11.79. The stock has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -117.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.14. Dun & Bradstreet has a 52 week low of $8.77 and a 52 week high of $12.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by ($0.05). Dun & Bradstreet had a positive return on equity of 11.50% and a negative net margin of 1.46%. Analysts expect that Dun & Bradstreet will post 0.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Dun & Bradstreet's payout ratio is currently -250.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dun & Bradstreet

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 27.9% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 5,158 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 1,126 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Dun & Bradstreet by 28.2% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,833 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 1,284 shares during the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new position in Dun & Bradstreet in the 4th quarter valued at $96,000. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 33.9% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,878 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $114,000 after purchasing an additional 2,499 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Paloma Partners Management Co bought a new stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet during the 3rd quarter worth $117,000. 86.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Dun & Bradstreet

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.