Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD) Plans $0.05 Quarterly Dividend

Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd, RTT News reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be given a dividend of 0.05 per share by the business services provider on Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.61%.

Quad/Graphics has a dividend payout ratio of 20.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Quad/Graphics to earn $1.06 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.20 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 18.9%.

Quad/Graphics Trading Up 4.3 %

Quad/Graphics stock traded up $0.23 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $5.54. The stock had a trading volume of 202,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 153,937. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.83. The stock has a market cap of $288.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.70 and a beta of 1.60. Quad/Graphics has a one year low of $3.96 and a one year high of $6.75. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $4.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.96.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $634.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $645.70 million. Quad/Graphics had a positive return on equity of 26.62% and a negative net margin of 2.00%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.02 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Quad/Graphics will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

QUAD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $7.60 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. StockNews.com cut Quad/Graphics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $8.50 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Friday, September 20th.

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.