Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.05 EPS

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by ($0.05), Zacks reports. Dun & Bradstreet had a positive return on equity of 11.29% and a negative net margin of 1.20%. The company had revenue of $631.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $658.04 million. Dun & Bradstreet updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.010-1.070 EPS.

Dun & Bradstreet Stock Up 0.1 %

Dun & Bradstreet stock opened at $9.45 on Friday. Dun & Bradstreet has a twelve month low of $8.77 and a twelve month high of $12.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.63 and a 200-day moving average of $11.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.17 billion, a PE ratio of -157.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.14.

Dun & Bradstreet Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.12%. Dun & Bradstreet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -333.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.