Experian (OTCMKTS:EXPGY) & Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) Head to Head Comparison

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) and Experian (OTCMKTS:EXPGY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Experian shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Experian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dun & Bradstreet and Experian”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dun & Bradstreet	$2.38 billion	1.71	-$28.60 million	($0.05)	-182.20
Experian	$7.52 billion	6.57	$1.17 billion	N/A	N/A

Experian has higher revenue and earnings than Dun & Bradstreet.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Dun & Bradstreet and Experian, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dun & Bradstreet	0	7	0	0	2.00
Experian	0	0	0	1	4.00

Dun & Bradstreet currently has a consensus price target of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 30.17%. Given Dun & Bradstreet’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dun & Bradstreet is more favorable than Experian.

Risk and Volatility

Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Experian has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Dun & Bradstreet and Experian’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dun & Bradstreet	-0.88%	11.51%	4.32%
Experian	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Dun & Bradstreet pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Experian pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Dun & Bradstreet pays out -400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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. The company was founded on August 8, 2018, and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

About Experian

Experian plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology company in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Business-to-Business and Consumer Services. The company collects, sorts, aggregates, and transforms data from various sources to provide a range of data-driven services. It also owns, create, and develops analytics, predictive tools, sophisticated software, and platforms; credit risk, fraud prevention, identity management, customer service and engagement, account processing, and account management services; data analysis, and research and development services. In addition, the company provides credit education, free access to Experian credit reports and scores, and online educational tools. It serves its customers in financial service, direct-to-consumer, health, retail, automotive, software and professional services, telecoms and utility, insurance, media and technology, and other industries, as well as government and public sectors. The company was formerly known as Experian Group Limited and changed its name to Experian plc in July 2008. Experian plc was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.