Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Short Interest Update

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 16,790,000 shares, a decline of 28.9% from the January 31st total of 23,620,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,180,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.3 days. Approximately 5.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Dun & Bradstreet Stock Performance

Shares of Dun & Bradstreet stock traded down $0.15 on Wednesday, reaching $8.77. 1,706,099 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,055,716. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $3.87 billion, a PE ratio of -146.23, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.18 and a 200 day moving average of $11.62. Dun & Bradstreet has a 52 week low of $8.63 and a 52 week high of $12.94.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by ($0.05). Dun & Bradstreet had a negative net margin of 1.20% and a positive return on equity of 11.29%. The firm had revenue of $631.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $658.04 million. Equities analysts forecast that Dun & Bradstreet will post 0.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Dun & Bradstreet’s payout ratio is currently -333.33%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DNB has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $12.80 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dun & Bradstreet

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DNB. Forum Financial Management LP bought a new position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in Dun & Bradstreet during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,349,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet in the 4th quarter worth approximately $96,000. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 33.1% during the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 17,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 4,224 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 20.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 800,536 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,975,000 after buying an additional 138,054 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.68% of the company’s stock.

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.