Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the five analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $23.00.

DLX has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Deluxe in a research report on Monday, December 29th. CJS Securities raised shares of Deluxe to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Deluxe from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Deluxe from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th.

Institutional Trading of Deluxe

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Deluxe by 25.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 505,810 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,996,000 after purchasing an additional 102,948 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Deluxe by 10.0% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 272,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,302,000 after buying an additional 24,660 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Deluxe by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,260 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $415,000 after buying an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in Deluxe by 9.9% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 110,736 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,751,000 after acquiring an additional 10,017 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Deluxe during the first quarter worth about $30,000. 93.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Deluxe Stock Performance

Shares of Deluxe stock opened at $27.34 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.04, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.41. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $22.92 and its 200-day moving average is $20.29. Deluxe has a one year low of $13.61 and a one year high of $28.24.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The business services provider reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.14. Deluxe had a net margin of 3.99% and a return on equity of 22.62%. The company had revenue of $535.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $517.40 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.84 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Deluxe has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.300 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Deluxe will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Deluxe Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 9th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. Deluxe’s payout ratio is 63.83%.

Deluxe Company Profile

Deluxe Corporation, founded in 1915 and headquartered in Shoreview, Minnesota, is a provider of integrated business and financial technology solutions. Originally established as a check printing company, Deluxe has evolved its offerings to support small businesses, financial institutions and entrepreneurs with a comprehensive suite of services spanning print, digital and software platforms.

The company’s core business activities include printing checks, forms and promotional materials, as well as delivering digital marketing and customer engagement solutions.