Barrington Research Forecasts Quad/Graphics Q1 Earnings

Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note issued to investors on Friday, February 21st. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Quad/Graphics' current full-year earnings is $1.08 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Quad/Graphics' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $708.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $726.70 million. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 1.90% and a positive return on equity of 58.44%.

Several other brokerages have also commented on QUAD. StockNews.com lowered shares of Quad/Graphics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $10.30 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Tuesday, February 18th.

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Quad/Graphics Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:QUAD traded down $0.18 during trading on Monday, hitting $6.00. 327,110 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 289,827. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.35. The company has a market cap of $312.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.50 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $6.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.22. Quad/Graphics has a 52-week low of $4.06 and a 52-week high of $9.13.

Institutional Trading of Quad/Graphics

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of QUAD. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Quad/Graphics in the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in Quad/Graphics in the fourth quarter valued at $97,000. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Quad/Graphics by 1,103.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,050 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $100,000 after acquiring an additional 20,218 shares during the period. Corton Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the 4th quarter worth $103,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Quad/Graphics during the 4th quarter worth $112,000. 39.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Quad/Graphics Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.075 per share. This is a boost from Quad/Graphics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.00%. Quad/Graphics's payout ratio is presently -27.52%.

About Quad/Graphics

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.