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

Barclays PLC decreased its position in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) by 84.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm 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 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 2.3% in 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 purchasing an additional 1,275,959 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $156,685,000 after buying an additional 1,109,940 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,837,658 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $60,298,000 after acquiring an additional 160,259 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,075,848 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $50,785,000 after acquiring an additional 99,795 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,016,000. 86.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman William P. Foley II sold 2,500,000 shares of Dun & Bradstreet stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.99, for a total value of $22,475,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 8,109,644 shares of the company's stock, valued at $72,905,699.56. The trade was a 23.56 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 10.44% of the company's stock.

Dun & Bradstreet Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSE:DNB traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $8.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 14,155,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,796,095. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $7.78 and a 52-week high of $12.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -149.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $8.74 and a 200-day moving average of $10.71.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $579.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $578.02 million. Dun & Bradstreet had a positive return on equity of 11.29% and a negative net margin of 1.20%. The firm's revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.20 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.23%. Dun & Bradstreet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -333.33%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on DNB shares. StockNews.com began coverage on Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Sunday, April 27th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $9.15 price target (down from $11.00) on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $12.80 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 21st. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Friday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average 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.