Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Shares Purchased by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) by 9.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 790,254 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 69,339 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned approximately 0.18% of Dun & Bradstreet worth $9,096,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 129.1% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,549 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 2,563 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its holdings in Dun & Bradstreet by 85.1% in the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 8,700 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. bought a new stake in Dun & Bradstreet during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $100,000. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet during the first quarter valued at about $113,000. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted 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 acquiring an additional 2,499 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.68% of the company's stock.

Dun & Bradstreet Trading Up 1.7 %

NYSE:DNB traded up $0.21 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $12.59. The company had a trading volume of 2,159,534 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,387,989. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $8.77 and a 1 year high of $12.75. The company has a market cap of $5.56 billion, a P/E ratio of -154.69, a P/E/G ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50-day moving average of $11.59 and a 200 day moving average of $10.86. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm 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. Dun & Bradstreet's revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be given a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.59%. Dun & Bradstreet's dividend payout ratio is currently -250.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DNB has been the topic of several recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Dun & Bradstreet from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 2nd. StockNews.com raised Dun & Bradstreet from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Barclays boosted their price target on Dun & Bradstreet from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $17.00 price objective on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $11.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. 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 company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price 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.