Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Shares Acquired by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) by 117.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 234,395 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 126,837 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP owned 0.05% of Dun & Bradstreet worth $2,921,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DNB. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 57,773,925 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $719,863,000 after purchasing an additional 1,275,959 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Dun & Bradstreet by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 17,622,318 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $219,566,000 after buying an additional 1,350,263 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Dun & Bradstreet by 9.7% in the 4th 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. Azora Capital LP grew its position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 15.6% in the fourth quarter. Azora Capital LP now owns 9,213,826 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $114,804,000 after purchasing an additional 1,240,472 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,837,658 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $60,298,000 after purchasing an additional 160,259 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.68% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Dun & Bradstreet

In other news, Chairman William P. Foley II sold 2,500,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 directly owns 5,609,644 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $50,262,410.24. The trade was a 30.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Chinh Chu sold 10,885,403 shares of Dun & Bradstreet stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.95, for a total value of $97,424,356.85. Following the sale, the director now owns 23,810 shares in the company, valued at $213,099.50. This represents a 99.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 15,885,403 shares of company stock valued at $142,299,357 over the last quarter. Insiders own 10.44% of the company's stock.

Dun & Bradstreet Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DNB traded down $0.01 during trading on Friday, hitting $8.99. 5,950,502 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,111,118. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $8.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The company has a market cap of $4.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -149.73, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $7.78 and a 1 year high of $12.95.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last issued 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. 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $578.02 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.20 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on DNB shares. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $12.00 price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed 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 decreased their target price on Dun & Bradstreet from $12.80 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen began coverage on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Wednesday. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dun & Bradstreet presently 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.