Quad Graphics, Inc (QUAD) – What Are Brokerages Saying About This Stock?

Shares of Quad Graphics, Inc (NYSE:QUAD) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the four brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $13.00.

QUAD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Quad Graphics from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Quad Graphics from $9.80 to $13.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research lowered Quad Graphics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Benchmark raised their price objective on shares of Quad Graphics from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th.

Quad Graphics Trading Down 6.7%

Shares of NYSE QUAD opened at $7.19 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $369.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.42 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.87. Quad Graphics has a 52 week low of $5.12 and a 52 week high of $11.15.

Quad Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $586.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $583.27 million. Quad Graphics had a net margin of 1.12% and a return on equity of 47.06%. On average, research analysts predict that Quad Graphics will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Quad Graphics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 17th. Quad Graphics’s dividend payout ratio is 75.47%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Quad Graphics by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,135,439 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,506,000 after acquiring an additional 16,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Quad Graphics during the second quarter worth $3,506,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in Quad Graphics by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 460,452 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,044,000 after buying an additional 9,174 shares in the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its position in Quad Graphics by 50.4% during the 1st quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 267,064 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,765,000 after buying an additional 89,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of Quad Graphics during the 1st quarter worth about $1,672,000. 39.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Quad Graphics

Quad (NYSE: QUAD), formerly Quad/Graphics, is a marketing experience company that helps organizations plan, create, produce and distribute marketing communications. Its services span creative and content development, data and analytics, media planning and buying, marketing management, and production.

The company also provides commercial printing, packaging, direct mail, in-store marketing materials and other physical communications. By combining these capabilities with digital and technology services, Quad supports integrated marketing programs designed to connect brands with consumers across print, digital and other channels.

Quad was founded in 1971 by Harry V.