Dun & Bradstreet Corp. DNB is set to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 5. Last quarter, it posted a 6.4% positive earnings surprise. The company has posted an average positive earnings surprise of 5.23% over the past four quarters. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. Factors to Consider The company reported mixed-results last quarter with earnings beating estimates but revenues lagging the same. We believe that DNB’s high-margin business model, strong international growth potential, strategic investments, partnerships, accretive cloud-based acquisitions and aggressive share buyback will drive earnings in the to-be reported quarter. Recently, DNB also collaborated with the likes of Adobe Marketing Cloud, 1010data and Oracle Data Cloud to enhance its offerings. The company also announced the divestment of its Australia/New Zealand business to Archer Capital in order to focus more on... More