Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.06 EPS

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Monday. The business services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06, Zacks reports. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 2.00% and a positive return on equity of 26.62%. The business had revenue of $674.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $654.90 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share.

Quad/Graphics Price Performance

QUAD stock traded up $0.63 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $5.87. The stock had a trading volume of 388,538 shares, compared to its average volume of 155,515. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.83. Quad/Graphics has a 52 week low of $3.96 and a 52 week high of $6.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $306.18 million, a P/E ratio of -4.93 and a beta of 1.60. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.97.

Quad/Graphics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. Quad/Graphics's dividend payout ratio is -16.81%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

QUAD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Quad/Graphics from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $7.60 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday. Finally, Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $8.50 target price on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research note on Friday, September 20th.

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.