Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Shares Purchased by Jane Street Group LLC

Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) by 148.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 142,099 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 85,014 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC's holdings in Dun & Bradstreet were worth $1,771,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 27.9% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 5,158 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 1,126 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Dun & Bradstreet in the fourth quarter worth $127,000. New World Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Dun & Bradstreet during the fourth quarter valued at $143,000. KBC Group NV lifted its position in Dun & Bradstreet by 30.2% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 12,861 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $160,000 after purchasing an additional 2,983 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. lifted its position in Dun & Bradstreet by 16.5% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 13,252 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $165,000 after purchasing an additional 1,881 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.68% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling 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 Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.96, for a total transaction of $22,400,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 5,609,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,262,410.24. This represents a 30.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Chinh Chu sold 10,885,403 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.95, for a total transaction of $97,424,356.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 23,810 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $213,099.50. This represents a 99.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,885,403 shares of company stock worth $142,299,357. 10.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Dun & Bradstreet Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE DNB traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $8.99. 3,224,825 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,096,818. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $7.78 and a 12 month high of $12.95. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $8.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The company has a market cap of $4.01 billion, a PE ratio of -149.73, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on DNB. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Dun & Bradstreet from $12.80 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 21st. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $12.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. 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 report on Tuesday, March 25th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com assumed coverage on Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Wednesday. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average 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.