Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Shares of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $11.86.

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Dun & Bradstreet from a "strong-buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, June 13th. Wall Street Zen began coverage on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and set a $9.15 price target (down from $11.00) on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th.

Dun & Bradstreet Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:DNB traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $9.10. 5,746,093 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,320,531. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -182.00 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. Dun & Bradstreet has a twelve month low of $7.78 and a twelve month high of $12.95. The business's fifty day moving average price is $9.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.54.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $579.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $578.02 million. Dun & Bradstreet had a negative net margin of 0.88% and a positive return on equity of 11.51%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.20 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Dun & Bradstreet will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Dun & Bradstreet news, Director Chinh Chu sold 10,885,403 shares of Dun & Bradstreet stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.95, for a total transaction of $97,424,356.85. Following the sale, the director owned 23,810 shares of the company's stock, valued at $213,099.50. The trade was a 99.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman William P. Foley II sold 2,500,000 shares of Dun & Bradstreet 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 sale, the chairman directly owned 5,609,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,262,410.24. This trade represents a 30.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 10.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dun & Bradstreet

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 420.5% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,003 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 2,426 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 27.9% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 5,158 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 1,126 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Dun & Bradstreet in the 1st quarter worth about $68,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet in the 4th quarter worth about $96,000. Finally, Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet in the 1st quarter worth about $73,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.68% of the company's stock.

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.