Marshall Wace LLP Has $4.10 Million Stock Position in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB)

Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) by 197.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 329,029 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 218,300 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP owned approximately 0.07% of Dun & Bradstreet worth $4,100,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Amundi lifted its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 27.9% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 5,158 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 1,126 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 13,252 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $165,000 after acquiring an additional 1,881 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 20,771 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $259,000 after acquiring an additional 1,909 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 24,420 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $304,000 after acquiring an additional 1,958 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC grew its holdings in Dun & Bradstreet by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 43,415 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 2,125 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.68% of the company's stock.

Dun & Bradstreet Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of DNB stock traded up $0.02 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $8.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 9,591,831 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,678,246. The company has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -149.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $7.78 and a one year high of $12.95. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $8.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by ($0.05). Dun & Bradstreet had a positive return on equity of 11.29% and a negative net margin of 1.20%. The business had revenue of $631.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $658.04 million. Analysts anticipate that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on DNB shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and issued a $9.15 price target (down previously from $11.00) on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $12.00 price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com started coverage on Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Sunday. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target 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. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Dun & Bradstreet currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.86.

Insider Activity at Dun & Bradstreet

In other Dun & Bradstreet news, Chairman William P. Foley II sold 2,500,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.99, for a total value of $22,475,000.00. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 8,109,644 shares in the company, valued at $72,905,699.56. This represents a 23.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 10.44% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.