River Road Asset Management LLC Has $55.58 Million Holdings in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB)

River Road Asset Management LLC trimmed its position in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) by 6.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,828,843 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 308,482 shares during the quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC owned about 1.09% of Dun & Bradstreet worth $55,580,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of DNB. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 32.2% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 22,848 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $229,000 after buying an additional 5,560 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in Dun & Bradstreet during the 1st quarter valued at $622,000. Duality Advisers LP acquired a new position in Dun & Bradstreet during the 1st quarter valued at $366,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in Dun & Bradstreet during the 1st quarter valued at $1,844,000. Finally, Corbyn Investment Management Inc. MD raised its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 29.9% during the 1st quarter. Corbyn Investment Management Inc. MD now owns 381,330 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,829,000 after purchasing an additional 87,785 shares during the last quarter. 86.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dun & Bradstreet Price Performance

Shares of DNB traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $12.03. The stock had a trading volume of 6,597,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,444,216. The company's fifty day moving average is $11.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.70. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $8.77 and a 52 week high of $12.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -150.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.15.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $605.64 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.23 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. Dun & Bradstreet's dividend payout ratio is currently -250.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on DNB. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $10.40 to $11.80 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com raised shares of Dun & Bradstreet from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $11.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $13.83.

Dun & Bradstreet Profile

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides business-to-business data and analytics in North America and internationally. It offers finance and risk solutions, including D&B Finance Analytics, an online application that offers clients real time access to its information, comprehensive monitoring, and portfolio analysis; D&B Direct, an application programming interface (API) that delivers risk and financial data directly into enterprise applications for real-time credit decision-making; D&B Small Business, a suite of tools that allows SMBs to monitor and build their business credit file; D&B Enterprise Risk Assessment Manager, a solution for managing and automating credit decisioning and reporting; and D&B Risk Analytics, a subscription-based online application that offers clients real-time access to complete and up-to-date global information to mitigate supply chain risk, regulatory risk, and ESG assessment, as well as other related risks; Risk Guardian, a subscription-based online application that offers real-time access to Northern Europe information, monitoring, and portfolio analysis; and D&B Beneficial Ownership that offers risk intelligence on ultimate beneficial ownership.