The stock of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. (NYSE:DNB) increased by $0.46 on Tuesday to finish at $10.56, up 4.55 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 4,660,200 shares of common stock traded. 14 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$1.70. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 2,618,610, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 2,637,046.
DNB stock dropped -0.56% since last month. On 09/15/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $10.07. The stock touched a high of $15.45 on 02/02/23, after rallying from a low of $9.50 in 52 weeks. The price of DNB stock has declined by -13.87% or -$1.70 this year, reaching a new high 14 times. Still, the stock price is down -31.65% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
DNB stock investors should be aware that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. (DNB) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 22 days ago on Aug 29. On Aug 29, PAO and Corp Controller PIETRONTONE ANTHONY JR sold 28,532 shares at $10.93 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $311,986. On Aug 07, THOMAS H. LEE ADVISORS, LLC sold 13,657,926 shares at a price of US$11.12. After the transaction, the insider now owns 35,921,845 shares. Director THOMAS H. LEE ADVISORS, LLC had earlier sold 13,657,926 shares on Aug 07 for $11.12 a share. The transaction was completed for $151,807,847.
Valuation Metrics
Beta for the stock is 1.06. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.15, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.32, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 15.01.
Company paid $0.05 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.05 last year. A $0.4725 dividend decrease was reported on Thursday July 28 2022.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.’s quick ratio was 0.70, while its current ratio was 0.70, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 1.05, and the total debt to equity ratio is 1.06. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 66.00% percent. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 36.37%, whereas its operating margin stood at 5.70% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $1.5 billion and revenue of $2.22 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. DNB’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been -0.20%. There was a 2.50% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was -0.60%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. It was predicted that Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be $0.22, but it ended up being $0.21, beating the consensus by 4.80%. EBITDA was $165.7 million for the quarter. At the end of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 5.82 billion, while its total debt was $3.7 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $439.23 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.’s (DNB) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 19 September, the RSI 9-day stood at 48.85%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 36.33% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 27.39% and 33.04% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.31. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 54.39%, the RSI (14) reading is 46.35%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.15, and the 14-day reading is at -0.26.
Analyst Ratings
In its most recent analyst report, Deutsche Bank raised its rating on Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. (NYSE: DNB) to a Buy. Prior to this, analysts firm rated the stock as a Hold. Analysts have assigned Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. (DNB) an Overweight rating. DNB is a stock that is recommended for selling by 1 brokerage firm, while 5 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 1 rate it overweight and 6 others recommend it as a buy.
What is DNB’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $11.00 and $18.00, with a median target price of $15.50. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. (DNB) is $14.92.
