River Road Asset Management LLC Sells 87,215 Shares of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB)

River Road Asset Management LLC lessened its stake in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) by 1.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,741,628 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 87,215 shares during the quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC owned 1.07% of Dun & Bradstreet worth $59,081,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Amundi lifted its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 27.9% during the 4th 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 during the period. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 2,499 shares during the period. Paloma Partners Management Co bought a new position in Dun & Bradstreet during the 3rd quarter valued at about $117,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Dun & Bradstreet during the 4th quarter valued at about $127,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in Dun & Bradstreet during the 3rd quarter valued at about $120,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.68% of the company's stock.

Dun & Bradstreet Stock Performance

NYSE DNB traded up $0.16 on Friday, reaching $8.05. 4,457,451 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,197,289. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $7.78 and a one year high of $12.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.55 billion, a PE ratio of -134.08, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.19. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $10.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.42. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

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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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by ($0.05). Dun & Bradstreet had a negative net margin of 1.20% and a positive return on equity of 11.29%. The company had revenue of $631.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $658.04 million. Analysts expect that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Dun & Bradstreet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -333.33%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $12.80 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $12.50.

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.