Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) Rating Increased to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Saturday morning.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. DA Davidson set a $70.00 price target on Donnelley Financial Solutions in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on Donnelley Financial Solutions from $72.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $65.67.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Price Performance

DFIN stock opened at $45.98 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $53.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $54.99. The stock has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.79 and a beta of 1.07. Donnelley Financial Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $37.80 and a fifty-two week high of $69.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $175.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $169.70 million. Donnelley Financial Solutions had a return on equity of 22.46% and a net margin of 4.33%.The firm’s revenue was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.48 earnings per share. Donnelley Financial Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Luis A. Aguilar sold 7,421 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.71, for a total value of $420,844.91. Following the transaction, the director owned 53,343 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,025,081.53. The trade was a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 4.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Donnelley Financial Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 1.0% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,868,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,681,000 after buying an additional 18,752 shares in the last quarter. Simcoe Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 34.0% in the second quarter. Simcoe Capital Management LLC now owns 1,037,735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,976,000 after buying an additional 263,570 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in the second quarter valued at approximately $37,603,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 1,842.6% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 592,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,537,000 after purchasing an additional 562,144 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 7.7% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 587,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,665,000 after purchasing an additional 41,955 shares in the last quarter. 93.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Company Profile

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc provides innovative software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions in the United States, Asia, Europe, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Capital Markets Software Solutions (CM-SS); Capital Markets Compliance and Communications Management (CM-CCM); Investment Companies Software Solutions (IC-SS); and Investment Companies Compliance and Communications Management (IC-CCM).