Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc (NYSE: DNB)’s stock price has soared by 1.26 in relation to previous closing price of 9.49. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.42% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-02-27 that I give a buy rating for DNB due to the positive outlook for organic growth and margin expansion. Dun & Bradstreet reported strong organic growth in 4Q24, driven by both North American and international growth. The company’s focus on Master Data Management and generative AI investments are expected to drive future growth and profits.
Is It Worth Investing in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc (NYSE: DNB) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.15.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DNB is 286.10M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.97% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of DNB on April 09, 2024 was 3.52M shares.
DNB’s Market Performance
DNB stock saw a decrease of -3.42% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -7.68% and a quarterly a decrease of -19.72%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.87%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.30% for Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc (DNB). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.13% for DNB’s stock, with a -10.28% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DNB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DNB stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for DNB by listing it as a “Strong Buy.” The predicted price for DNB in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $18 based on the research report published on January 05, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DNB reach a price target of $14, previously predicting the price at $16. The rating they have provided for DNB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 16th, 2023.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to DNB, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on February 23rd of the previous year.
DNB Trading at -8.94% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DNB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.87%, as shares sank -7.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.31% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DNB fell by -3.42%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.88. In addition, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc saw -17.86% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DNB starting from Cannae Holdings, Inc., who sale 10,000,000 shares at the price of $10.09 back on Mar 18 ’24. After this action, Cannae Holdings, Inc. now owns 69,048,691 shares of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc, valued at $100,900,000 using the latest closing price.
THOMAS H. LEE ADVISORS, LLC, the Director of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc, sale 13,396,742 shares at $9.51 during a trade that took place back on Nov 07 ’23, which means that THOMAS H. LEE ADVISORS, LLC is holding 22,525,103 shares at $127,429,810 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DNB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -1.36, with -0.51 for asset returns.
Based on Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc (DNB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.51 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 802.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.37. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.63.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc (DNB) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
