DNB
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., symbol DNB on New York, is the world’s largest provider of credit reports on individual companies. Companies use these reports to make lending and purchasing decisions, and to cut their credit losses.
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The company gets two-thirds of its …read more »
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP. $81 (New York symbol DNB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 49.8 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dnb.com) is the world’s largest provider of credit reports on individual companies. Businesses use these reports to make buying decisions and protect themselves from credit losses.
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New regulations in the wake of the financial crisis will push up costs for these three leading credit-rating providers. However, they face little competition, and they continue to benefit from falling computer costs and the shift to electronic document delivery. These savings are also letting them raise their dividends.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $133 has agreed to buy Netezza Corp. (New York symbol NZ), whose technology helps businesses quickly analyze sales and other customer data. This helps Netezza’s clients make better decisions. IBM will pay $1.7 billion for Netezza when the deal closes later this year; on June 30, 2010, IBM held cash of $12.2 billion. Best Buy.
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Under the new financial-reform law, the Securities and Exchange Commission will develop rules to prevent conflicts of interest in the credit rating industry. The law also creates new standards for credit analysts, including passing qualifying examinations.
The new law will raise these three rating providers’ costs. However, all three have improved the quality of their ratings since the 2007/2008 financial crisis. …read more »
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP. $80 (New York symbol DNB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 52.0 million; Market cap: $4.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 1.7%; WSSF Rating: Average) is the world’s largest provider of credit reports on individual companies. Its database contains information on 150 million businesses in over 200 countries. Companies use these reports to make …read more »
STATE STREET CORP. $53 (New York symbol STT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 494.5 million; Market cap: $26.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; WSSF Rating: Extra Risk) set aside $625 million in 2007 to settle lawsuits related to the company’s dealings in illiquid securities backed by subprime mortgages. As of June 30, 2009, only $193 million remained in this …read more »
THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORP. $74 (New York symbol DNB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 53.9 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; WSSF Rating: Average) provides credit reports on individual companies. Clients use these reports to make lending and buying decisions.
Despite the current turmoil, Dun & Bradstreet’s third-quarter earnings rose 14.1%, to $1.13 a share from $0.99 a year …read more »
These two companies provide detailed information to investors that help them make better decisions. Both stocks have dropped sharply in the past few months, partly due to fears that new government regulations could drive up their costs.
Despite the problems in the credit markets, we still like their long-term outlook. Both are controlling costs, and diversifying into new areas. They also …read more »
THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORP. $83 (New York symbol DNB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 56.6 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; WSSF Rating: Average) focuses on credit reports for individual companies, not bonds or asset-backed securities, so it’s less exposed to the problems in the mortgage industry than Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s.
Dun & Bradstreet’s reports cover over …read more »
