Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB - Free Report) by 6.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 632,928 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 36,561 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. owned about 0.14% of Dun & Bradstreet worth $7,886,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Amundi lifted its position in Dun & Bradstreet by 27.9% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 5,158 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 1,126 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Dun & Bradstreet in the 4th quarter valued at $127,000. New World Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Dun & Bradstreet in the 4th quarter valued at $143,000. KBC Group NV increased its position in Dun & Bradstreet by 30.2% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 12,861 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $160,000 after buying an additional 2,983 shares during the period. Finally, Xponance Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 16.5% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 13,252 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 1,881 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.68% of the company's stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Dun & Bradstreet news, Chairman William P. Foley II sold 2,500,000 shares of Dun & Bradstreet 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 completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 8,109,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,905,699.56. The trade was a 23.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 10.44% of the company's stock.
Dun & Bradstreet Price Performance
NYSE:DNB traded up $0.02 on Wednesday, hitting $8.97. The company had a trading volume of 9,591,831 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,678,246. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $8.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -149.48, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14. 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.
Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $631.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $658.04 million. On average, research analysts anticipate that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.96 earnings per share for the current year.
Dun & Bradstreet Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Dun & Bradstreet's dividend payout ratio is currently -333.33%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have weighed in on DNB shares. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Monday, March 24th. 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 research report on Friday, February 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $9.15 price objective (down previously from $11.00) on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $12.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Sunday. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, Dun & Bradstreet currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.86.
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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.
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