Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Lifted to Strong-Buy at StockNews.com

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) was upgraded by stock analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued on Monday.

Separately, TheStreet upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics from a “d+” rating to a “c” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th.

Quad/Graphics Stock Up 1.8 %

Quad/Graphics stock traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $4.60. 82,482 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 144,236. Quad/Graphics has a 1-year low of $2.68 and a 1-year high of $6.75. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $5.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.08. The stock has a market cap of $240.49 million, a P/E ratio of -4.00 and a beta of 1.62.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.10. Quad/Graphics had a positive return on equity of 18.28% and a negative net margin of 1.87%. The business had revenue of $787.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $758.40 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.41 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Quad/Graphics will post 0.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in QUAD. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 1.3% in the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 196,365 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $988,000 after purchasing an additional 2,425 shares in the last quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 17.9% in the 3rd quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 17,850 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 2,710 shares in the last quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 47.1% during the 4th quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 21,642 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 6,933 shares during the period. Stokes Family Office LLC boosted its position in shares of Quad/Graphics by 50.8% during the 3rd quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 25,641 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $129,000 after acquiring an additional 8,637 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crescent Grove Advisors LLC increased its stake in Quad/Graphics by 19.8% in the first quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 60,490 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $321,000 after acquiring an additional 10,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 39.52% of the company’s stock.

Quad/Graphics Company Profile

Quad/Graphics, Inc provides marketing solutions worldwide. The company operates through United States Print and Related Services, and International segments. It offers printing services, such as retail inserts, publications, catalogs, special interest publications, journals, direct mail, directories, in-store marketing and promotion, packaging, newspapers, custom print products, and other commercial and specialty printed products; and paper procurement services.