Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Holdings Trimmed by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC reduced its position in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) by 84.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 183,665 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 1,009,035 shares during the period. Barclays PLC's holdings in Dun & Bradstreet were worth $2,288,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Dun & Bradstreet in the fourth quarter worth about $42,016,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,817,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 57,773,925 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $719,863,000 after acquiring an additional 1,275,959 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Dun & Bradstreet by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 12,575,015 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $156,685,000 after purchasing an additional 1,109,940 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 49.8% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,506,269 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $18,768,000 after purchasing an additional 500,992 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.68% of the company's stock.

Dun & Bradstreet Price Performance

Shares of DNB stock traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $8.97. 8,383,701 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,818,597. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -149.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $8.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.68. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $7.78 and a twelve month high of $12.95.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.01. Dun & Bradstreet had a negative net margin of 1.20% and a positive return on equity of 11.29%. The company had revenue of $579.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $578.02 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.20 EPS. Dun & Bradstreet's revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Dun & Bradstreet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.23%. Dun & Bradstreet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -400.00%.

Insider Transactions at Dun & Bradstreet

In other news, Chairman William P. Foley II sold 2,500,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.96, for a total transaction of $22,400,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 5,609,644 shares of the company's stock, valued at $50,262,410.24. This represents a 30.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 10.44% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DNB has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and issued a $9.15 target price (down previously from $11.00) on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Dun & Bradstreet from $12.80 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $12.00 price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Monday. They issued a "hold" rating on the stock. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.86.

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.