MML Investors Services LLC Acquires 10,658 Shares of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB)

MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) by 62.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 27,795 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,658 shares during the quarter. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in Dun & Bradstreet were worth $320,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Dun & Bradstreet Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSE:DNB opened at $12.25 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -153.13, a PEG ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 1.16. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $8.77 and a 1-year high of $12.94. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $12.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.

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

Dun & Bradstreet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th were paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. Dun & Bradstreet’s payout ratio is presently -250.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Dun & Bradstreet from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Dun & Bradstreet from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $13.83.

Dun & Bradstreet Company 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.