Shares of Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB) have received an average broker rating score of 3.00 (Hold) from the six analysts that provide coverage for the stock, Zacks Investment Research reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a strong sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. Dun & Bradstreet Corp’s rating score has declined by 12.4% in the last 90 days as a result of a number of analysts’ upgrades and downgrades.

Brokerages have set a 1 year consensus price target of $123.00 for the company and are anticipating that the company will post $2.85 EPS for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Zacks has also assigned Dun & Bradstreet Corp an industry rank of 211 out of 265 based on the ratings given to related companies.

Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB) opened at 96.93 on Tuesday. Dun & Bradstreet Corp has a 12 month low of $91.70 and a 12 month high of $137.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.50 billion and a P/E ratio of 19.14. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $101.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $109.63.

Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $406.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $419.78 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.85 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Dun & Bradstreet Corp will post $7.21 earnings per share for the current year.

In other news, Director Christopher J. Coughlin sold 2,330 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.50, for a total transaction of $262,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 15,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,693,912.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Several hedge funds and institutional investors recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Gerstein Fisher raised its position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet Corp by 0.7% in the third quarter. Gerstein Fisher now owns 5,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $590,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings raised its position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet Corp by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings now owns 29,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,050,000 after buying an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet Corp by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 7,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $830,000 after buying an additional 1,051 shares in the last quarter. Curbstone Financial Management raised its position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet Corp by 90.4% in the fourth quarter. Curbstone Financial Management now owns 3,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $411,000 after buying an additional 1,875 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company bought a new position in shares of Dun & Bradstreet Corp during the fourth quarter worth approximately $260,000.

A number of research firms have issued reports on DNB. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Dun & Bradstreet Corp from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 21st. Barclays restated a “sell” rating on shares of Dun & Bradstreet Corp in a report on Friday, December 18th.

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation is the source of commercial data, analytics and insight on businesses. The Company’s commercial database contained over 240 million business records. The customers use D&B Risk management solutions to mitigate credit, compliance and supplier risk, and D&B Sales and marketing solutions to offers data management capabilities. It operates in North America, which consists of its operations in the United States and Canada; Asia Pacific, which consists of its operations in Australia, Greater China, India and Asia Pacific across the world network and Europe and other International markets, which consists of its operations in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Latin America and its European across the world network. Its customers include manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in fields as banking, technology, telecommunications, Government and insurance, as well as sales, marketing and business development professionals.

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