Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Shares Purchased by Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) by 3.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,209,101 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 42,320 shares during the period. Dun & Bradstreet comprises approximately 0.7% of Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Dun & Bradstreet were worth $15,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 28.2% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,833 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,284 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 85.1% during the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 8,700 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. acquired a new position in Dun & Bradstreet in the 2nd quarter valued at about $100,000. KBC Group NV grew its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 33.9% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,878 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $114,000 after buying an additional 2,499 shares during the period. Finally, Paloma Partners Management Co acquired a new stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $117,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.68% of the company’s stock.

Dun & Bradstreet Trading Down 2.5 %

NYSE:DNB traded down $0.29 on Friday, reaching $11.34. 1,295,455 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,723,063. The business has a fifty day moving average of $12.32 and a 200-day moving average of $11.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $8.77 and a 52-week high of $12.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -141.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 1.15.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27. Dun & Bradstreet had a positive return on equity of 11.50% and a negative net margin of 1.46%. The company had revenue of $609.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $605.64 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.23 EPS. Dun & Bradstreet’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were given a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. Dun & Bradstreet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -250.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DNB has been the subject of several analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded Dun & Bradstreet from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 13th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $17.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.13.

Dun & Bradstreet Profile

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides business-to-business data and analytics in North America and internationally. It offers finance and risk solutions, including D&B Finance Analytics, an online application that offers clients real time access to its information, comprehensive monitoring, and portfolio analysis; D&B Direct, an application programming interface (API) that delivers risk and financial data directly into enterprise applications for real-time credit decision-making; D&B Small Business, a suite of tools that allows SMBs to monitor and build their business credit file; D&B Enterprise Risk Assessment Manager, a solution for managing and automating credit decisioning and reporting; and D&B Risk Analytics, a subscription-based online application that offers clients real-time access to complete and up-to-date global information to mitigate supply chain risk, regulatory risk, and ESG assessment, as well as other related risks; Risk Guardian, a subscription-based online application that offers real-time access to Northern Europe information, monitoring, and portfolio analysis; and D&B Beneficial Ownership that offers risk intelligence on ultimate beneficial ownership.