Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Shares Bought by Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) by 0.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,772,603 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,616 shares during the quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Dun & Bradstreet were worth $109,307,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 7,875.1% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 32,299 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $402,000 after buying an additional 31,894 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Dun & Bradstreet during the 4th quarter worth about $323,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Dun & Bradstreet by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,075,848 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $50,785,000 after purchasing an additional 99,795 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,657,713 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,655,000 after purchasing an additional 141,054 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Dun & Bradstreet by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 60,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $754,000 after purchasing an additional 8,103 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 Dun & Bradstreet news, Chairman William P. Foley II sold 2,500,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.99, for a total value of $22,475,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 8,109,644 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $72,905,699.56. This trade represents a 23.56 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 10.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DNB has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Saturday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet from $12.80 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 21st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $14.00 price target on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $9.15 price objective (down previously from $11.00) on shares of Dun & Bradstreet in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.86.

Dun & Bradstreet Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DNB opened at $8.79 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $8.88 and a 200 day moving average of $10.84. The firm has a market cap of $3.92 billion, a PE ratio of -146.39, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $7.78 and a one year high of $12.95.

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $631.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $658.04 million. As a group, research analysts predict that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 dividend yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Dun & Bradstreet’s payout ratio is -333.33%.

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.