Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Receives $13.13 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $13.13.

DNB has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $17.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com upgraded Dun & Bradstreet from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd.

Dun & Bradstreet Stock Down 1.5 %

NYSE DNB traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $11.43. 1,396,118 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,786,573. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.70. The business's 50-day moving average is $12.13 and its 200-day moving average is $11.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -142.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.15. Dun & Bradstreet has a twelve month low of $8.77 and a twelve month high of $12.94.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.27. Dun & Bradstreet had a negative net margin of 1.46% and a positive return on equity of 11.50%. The business had revenue of $609.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $605.64 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Dun & Bradstreet will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dun & Bradstreet

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Dun & Bradstreet by 28.2% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,833 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,284 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 85.1% during the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 8,700 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 33.9% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,878 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $114,000 after purchasing an additional 2,499 shares during the period. Paloma Partners Management Co acquired a new stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet in the third quarter valued at approximately $117,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet in the third quarter valued at approximately $120,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.68% of the company's stock.

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.