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

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on QUAD. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $8.50 price objective on shares of Quad/Graphics in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $7.60 price target on shares of Quad/Graphics in a report on Friday.

Quad/Graphics Stock Performance

QUAD stock traded down $0.35 during trading on Friday, hitting $5.11. 239,869 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 154,172. The stock has a market capitalization of $266.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.29 and a beta of 1.60. Quad/Graphics has a 52 week low of $3.96 and a 52 week high of $6.75. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $4.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.83.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.05. Quad/Graphics had a negative net margin of 2.00% and a positive return on equity of 26.62%. The firm had revenue of $634.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $645.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.02 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Quad/Graphics will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of QUAD. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 0.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,767,528 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $9,386,000 after acquiring an additional 11,139 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management boosted its stake in Quad/Graphics by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,165,265 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $6,351,000 after purchasing an additional 46,882 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in shares of Quad/Graphics by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 777,300 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $4,236,000 after buying an additional 13,200 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 8.1% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 246,202 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,307,000 after buying an additional 18,550 shares during the period. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Quad/Graphics by 3.5% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 232,999 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,058,000 after buying an additional 7,914 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.